Stanislav Chekan

The Grass is Green (1987)

Life proceeds peacefully in the family of Anna and Nikolai, although every day the wife meets and sees off the ship on which Ivan, her first love, works. Anna - takes the collective farm cows away from the village "activist" Repekhin, an irresponsible and ...

The Mystery of the Golden Mountain (1985)

1722. Peter I issues an edict, stating that everyone who finds in Russian lands mineral wealth, and provide its precise map will be generously remunerated and will rid him/herself of serfdom. This decree works up the whole Russia. Serfs and all kinds of pr ...

First Cavalry (1984)

The movie takes us back to the times of the Civil War, when the young Soviet power was defended by the first heroes of this terrible internecine war. Red commanders Semyon Budyonny and Kliment Voroshilov managed to gather an entire army of "red cavalrymen" ...

Very Important Person (1984)

Rodion Mikhailovich Shishkin, the chairman of the collective farm, is a man with a complex character. He quarrels with his superiors, who don't allow him to work, and doesn't tolerate injustice. But one day another scandal he raised ended for him... with a ...

Vertical Races (1982)

A drama about a psychological duel between a police detective and career criminal. ...

Uncle's Dream (1981)

Energized by the arrival of a rich, elderly and seemingly eligible bachelor, a provincial noblewoman decides to marry off her daughter by any means necessary. ...

Silver Lakes (1980)

The handsome Sergei Kovalev decided that engineering was not his profession and left to live with relatives in the provincial town of Serebryanye Ozera. There he met the family of a young artist, unexpectedly became angry, and decided to take revenge on hi ...

Life Is Beautiful (1979)

Antonio is a retired aviator in an unnamed country ruled by a military junta which violently suppresses any free thought. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship. He is arrested but escapes with his love. The code word amo ...

Incognito from St.Petersburg (1978)

A comedy based on a classic play 'Revizor' by Nikolai Gogol. ...

Destiny (1977)

A war comes to the life of the heroes of "Earthy Love" (1975). ...

Races Without a Finish (1977)

Aniskin Again (1977)

Third and final part of the comedies about the funny adventures of countryside cop named Aniskin. ...

Fun for Old People (1977)

Five pensioners, former highly skilled workers, decided to assemble a cross-country bus from cars that had been wrecked during tests. When the all-terrain vehicle was almost ready, their brainchild was in danger of being scrapped - and then the old men sto ...

Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap's Wedding (1976)

Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a w ...

Storm on the Land (1976)

A story about a group of children and their life set at the small Russian seashore town in the year of 1913. ...

The Sun, the Sun Again (1976)

A young fisherman Sashka Taranets lives in a fishing village on the shore of the Sea of Azov. He loves Tonya, and for her sake he goes to the trick in the competition for the title of the best fisherman. But Tonya loves him and knows that Sasha will regret ...

A Bride from the North (1975)

Artak has served his military service in the Russian countryside where he meets Valya. But Valya's mother refuses to send her only daughter to "these far highlands, where earthquakes happen all the time". Artak is forced to ask his contrasting and numerous ...

Earthy Love (1975)

A life of a few people during the years before WWII before the events shown in "Destiny" (1977). ...

Repeated Wedding (1975)

The Paradise Apples (1974)

Political pamphlet based on the story of the Finnish writer Martti Larni "Socrates in Helsinki". Spring of 1944. In the paradise, which has long been settled by the philosopher Socrates, a fired soldier Vittori Virten arrives. The philosopher respected th ...

Northern Rhapsody (1974)

Tonya, a winner of a regional competition, is admitted to the entrance exams to the capital's Song and Dance Ensemble. The young polar pilot Ladeikin helps the girl to get from the Far North to Moscow and become a soloist of the ensemble. ...

Nylon 100% (1973)

An adventures of a 100% nylon "fur" coat traveling between various people. ...

Privalov's Millions (1973)

A young heir of a big fortune Sergey Privalov is coming back to his native town after a long absence. Having visited his owned plants, he breaks out with the idea to rebuild the industrial processes, improve the life of workers, and build schools and hospi ...

Country House (1973)

Having saved money for a summer cottage and having chosen a suitable house, the couple of Petrovs decided without hesitation to enter into ownership rights. Right from the savings bank, the wife goes to the garden plot, and the husband has to pay the owner ...

Crown of Russian Empire, or the Elusives Again (1971)

The Russian Civil War is over and the White Guard are all dead or abroad. Some of the exiled nobles are attempting to crown a new Tsar/Emperor abroad, and a couple of impostors are vying for the position. At the same time, some of the Elusive Avengers' old ...

Deadly Enemy (1971)

Based on the Don stories by Mikhail Sholokhov. Soviet power was only established on the Don, and a conflict broke out in the first commune: the wife of the commune's leader Arseniy Klyukvin, having believed the promises of the white officer, fell in love ...

Little Straw Bull (1971)

Sevastopol (1970)

Soviet propaganda film. It is 1917. Sergei Shelekhov, a graduate of a junker school, is sent to Sevastopol. His acquaintance with the Bolshevik Zinchenko largely determines Sergei's attitude to the political situation in Russia on the eve of the revolution ...

New Year's Abduction (1970)

The fire department is preparing for the New Year. Three activists of amateur performances decide to kidnap professional artists for a New Year's concert. A police captain investigates the kidnapping and listens to complaints from the "unkidnapped" artists ...

The Diamond Arm (1969)

A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds. ...

Virinea (1969)

A life of a countryside woman Virineya during the October Revolution in Russia in 1917. ...

We Are Taking All The Fire (1969)

Mini-series set in times of WW II about Soviet underground fighters led by brave Anna Morozova. They are establishing connection with Polish people who work on German airfield. And even small victories cost a lot sometimes. ...

The Brothers Karamazov (1969)

Based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The tragic story of the Karamazov family takes place in a Russian province in the late 19th century. The relations of their father and three brothers are very complicated and contradictory. One of t ...

The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (1968)

The action takes place in 1920 during the Civil War. Crimea on the eve of complete liberation from the White Guards. Returning from patrol, the four brave "elusive" knocked down an airplane. In the field bag of the captured pilot, they find a secret repor ...

The Mysterious Monk (1968)

Ukraine, 1920. Two White Guards are escaping from Red Army captivity - Vorontsov and Stronsky. They get to the monastery, where a White Guard detachment is hiding under the guise of monks. Vorontsov leads it and waits for a signal to move to the settlement ...

War and Peace (1968)

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army. ...

Tashkent, City of Bread (1968)

Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungr ...

War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov (1967)

As Moscow is set ablaze by the retreating Russians, the Rostovs flee their estate, taking wounded soldiers with them, and unbeknownst to them, also Andrei. Pierre, dressed as a peasant, tries to assassinate Napoleon but is taken prisoner. As the French are ...

Wild Honey (1967)

1943 year. On the instructions of the military newspaper, the photojournalist Varvara Knyazhich goes to the front line to take some pictures of the knocked-down powerful German tank "Tiger". In a combat situation, she has to face a difficult relationship b ...

Two Tickets for a Daytime Picture Show (1967)

Young detective investigates a complex crime starting with a two movie tickets found in the pocket of one of the criminals. ...

The Little Runaway (1966)

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues ...

War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova (1966)

As 1809 nears its end, Natasha attends her first ball, where Andrei falls in love with her with the intent of marriage. However, as her father demands they wait, the prince travels abroad, leaving Natasha in desperate longing. But she meets Anatol Kuragin ...

The Girl From the Tugboat (1966)

This lyrical film novel tells about the crew of a small tugboat, about love, friendship, humanity and purity of relationships. ...

The Worker's Settlement (1966)

Leonid Pleshcheyev returned from the war blind. Against his will, he became a dependent. He drowns his grief in unrestrained drunkenness, thereby tormenting his wife Mariya and his teenage son Lyonka. Mariya finally decides to take her son and leave for Al ...

The Squadron Turns Westward (1966)

The action takes place in Odesa in 1918-1919. At the request of General Denikin, a French squadron arrives in Odesa to restore order in the city. Odesa Bolsheviks are trying to convince the sailors to leave the city. At the center of the story is the heroi ...

A Foreign Woman (1965)

Hoping to receive compensation for the house belonging to her before the revolution, Madame Joubert comes to Odessa with her granddaughter Madeleine. While Madame is at war with enterprising Odessa citizens, her granddaughter meets Soviet peers and realize ...

Light of a Distant Star (1965)

The war separated the young heroes, but could not destroy their memory of happy times of love. A few years after the victory, the hero, having seen her picture in a magazine, goes in search of his beloved. ...

Big "Wick" (1964)

A satirical express train sets off on its way. The driver S. Mikhalkov gives a farewell beep ... On the first carriage an inscription - "Summer cottage". The following are 8 short stories ... ...

Trust Me, People (1964)

A criminal tries to regain the trust of fellow citizens after the release from prison. ...

The First Trolleybus (1963)

Svetlana, young pretty girl, works as a trolleybus driver in a small town and almost all her permanent passengers are at least a little bit in love with her. ...

In Death's Noose (1963)

A biographical film about the famous Russian pilot Sergei Utochkin, about the first conquerors of the sky who paved the way for Russian aviation. ...

Knight Move (1962)

A fifteen years old boy is dreaming to become a tractor driver in the kolkhoz where he lives. ...

Introduction to Life (1962)

A boy from Leningrad has his world turned upside down by his parent's separation and World War II. He leaves town amidst the fighting and returns to find a friend in his step-brother. ...

Life Anew (1962)

The Second World War has ended. With the victory in Moscow, front-line friends, Antonina, Fyodor and Alexey, move into Fyodor's huge apartment, which was empty in the first years of the war, when his wife left him. Alexey loved Antonina all his life, but w ...

Amphibian Man (1962)

People living at a seashore town are frightened by reports of an unknown creature called "the sea devil". Nobody knows what it is, but it's really the son of doctor Salvator. The doctor performed surgery on his son and now young Ichtiander can live under w ...

Two Lives (1961)

In the center of the film - two lives, two destinies. A simple, illiterate soldier Vostrikov of the Tsar's Army during the years of Soviet power grew into a devoted fighter of the revolution, he became a general of the Soviet Army, respected by all. A guar ...

Miraculous One (1960)

Rodka Gulyaev is a pupil of the Gumniskii rural secondary school. One day on the bank of the river he digs out the darkened old icon. Unfortunately for him his grandmother Avdotya, an overbearing and cunning old woman, spreads a rumor that the icon is mira ...

Revenge (1960)

Lev Savvitch Turmanov accidentally heard how his young colleague spoke disparagingly of him, and ignited a thirst for revenge. ...

Annushka (1959)

The main character, Anna Denisova, is a simple Russian woman, on whose shoulders all the hardships of wartime fell. Like all her compatriots, Annushka did everything in her power to bring Victory Day closer. In this war, she lost her husband, Pyotr, but ma ...

An Ordinary Trip (1958)

An ordinary trip suddenly becomes dangerous for two previously conflicted drivers. ...

The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)

It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel. ...

Behind the Footlights (1956)

Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress. ...

Hostile Whirlwinds (1956)

Observing the first years of the formation of Soviet power, about the life and work of Feliks Dzerzhinsky from 1918-1925; in July 1918, as a result of a revolt of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries, German ambassador Mirbach is killed. Feliks Dzerzhinsky a ...

Devotion (1954)

An old man suddenly realizes that both his daughters aren't happy so he decides to help them to find happiness. ...

Post in the Mountains (1953)

From Moscow senior lieutenant Lunin comes to serve at the border post. The hero is actively involved in the life of the outpost. Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, the Ismail-gang gang is intensifying its actions ... ...