Vladimir Druzhnikov

Desire for Love (1993)

A young governess arrives from Moscow to an ancient Russian city. She is invited to the house of one of the richest people in Russia to raise his daughter. While still on the train, the girl falls in love with engineer Alarin. And now the owner of the hous ...

Back in the USSR (1992)

A vacationing American and a sultry Russian thief lead police and smugglers on a deadly chase through Moscow. ...

The Visit (1989)

In her teens, Mme. Zachanassian had to flee her home town in disgrace. Now she's old and rich and the town is facing bankruptcy. But she returns with news that she wants to help - as long as the townsfolk kill someone for her. ...

Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation (1989)

The first private enterprises are started in the Soviet Union in the late 80s. A gang of bad guys, owners of a private restroom, kidnap a good guy - owner of a toy store. Private eye Dmitri's first job is to try and free the store owner. ...

Dancefloor (1986)

A clever engineer is under pressure when the outdoor dance floor of a town is threatened by a developer's plan. ...

Bagrationi (1985)

About the commander Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Borodino, he slowly dies in the village, at the estate of his aunt. The hero recalls the past, his experiences. Each episode of Bagration's life is a page of Russian history: ...

Once Upon a Time There Was a Brave Captain (1985)

The main character, nineteen-year-old Anastasiy Chizhov, was appointed commander of the Zver patrol ship. Under his leadership, the old fishing vessel becomes a strong fighting unit. ...

Человек на полустанке (1983)

In the center of the TV film is the image of the veteran of the Great Patriotic War, an old trackman Prokhor Timofeyevich. A chance meeting with a little boy Prosha brings joy into the life of the protagonist, who lost his wife and daughter during the war ...

Auction (1983)

During the war, the Germans exported breeding horses from Russia, among which was Ermakov's favorite. After the war, he managed to find her and return her to Russia, but the tribal certificate was lost. And now, forty years later, the granddaughter of this ...

Vertical Races (1982)

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

They Were Actors (1981)

The plot of the film is based on real events of the Great Patriotic War. When the Nazis occupied Crimea, the actors of the drama theater of the city of Simferopol entered the underground group Sokol. The activities of the underground members were diverse: ...

The Secret of the Third Planet (1981)

At the end of the 22nd century Alisa Seleznyova, her father Professor Seleznyov and pilot Zelyony go on a space expedition to find rare animals for Moscow Zoo. On the way they seem to encounter a mysterious conspiracy led by Doctor Verhovtsev against legen ...

Granddaughter of Ice (1980)

The granddaughter of Santa Claus becomes an ordinary girl because of her love for the potter. An unusual version of the fairy tale about the Snow Maiden. ...

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 ...

The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya (1978)

A tavern on Pyatnitskaya street is a meeting place for all kind of criminals. The only way for police to infiltrate the criminals is to send an undercover agent to the tavern. ...

No Margin for Error (1975)

A criminal story which happened in a small Russian town. ...

A Man in Civilian Clothes (1973)

Intelligence officer Sergei arrives in Berlin to establish contact with the staff of the General Staff and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany under the name of the Hungarian Baron Perenyi de Kiralgaze. He finds those who, not accepting the ideas of ...

Officers (1971)

Two friends are army officers, and the turbulent times throw them from the Civil War in the early 20s to the Soviet conflict in Finland, from China to the Urals. ...

Waterloo (1970)

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, ...

Marine Character (1970)

The film is dedicated to the defenders of Odessa, the Marines who fought against the Nazi invaders. ...

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 ...

Tenth Step (1967)

After the end of the Civil War, nurse and intelligence officer Anna Dzyuba returns to her hometown with her commissar husband. Here she has to make a difficult choice between ideological associates who establish Soviet power and childhood friends associate ...

The Three Sisters (1965)

Eleven years ago, General Prozorov, having received an appointment, moved his family from Moscow to a small provincial town. The general has died, his adult children - daughters Olga, Maria and Irina and son Andrey, - not finding any use for themselves, an ...

The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (1965)

A Russian engineer Petr Garin possesses a unique beam-shooting weapon that can destroy any target. His goal is to achieve world domination with the help of this weapon. Vasily Shelga is out to stop him and also to prevent others getting possession of this ...

General and Daisies (1963)

A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant ...

Cuban Novella (1962)

The nationalization of banks in Cuba by Fidel Castro's government brought many worries to both the counterrevolutionaries who fled the country and the ordinary workers who found themselves called upon to run these institutions. Garcia, sent by the former o ...

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 ...

People on the Bridge (1959)

The end of the 50s. The former head of the department Bulygin is sent from Moscow to Siberia to build a bridge across the Severnaya River. With him goes his family: his wife, son, daughter and his daughter's fiancé. Once an experienced builder, and now ju ...

Steep Steps (1957)

In 1905 Germany, Evgeny Narezhny, a talented bridge engineer and son of a Russian émigré, rejects lucrative offers to serve Russia. Arriving in St. Petersburg during the 1905 revolution, he focuses on science, believing it can solve global issues, unlike ...

An Unusual Summer (1957)

The film takes place in 1919 in Saratov. Student Kirill Izvekov becomes Commissioner of the Red Army and participates in the battle with Wrangel and the capture of the city. ...

The Fire of Immortality (1956)

First Joys (1956)

Based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Fedin. 1910. A small town in the Volga region. Kirill Izvekov, a student of a technical school, is only looking for his place in life, and revolutionary struggle is unfolding around him. ...

The Grasshopper (1955)

Osip Dymov, the titular counselor and the doctor of thirty one years, serves in two hospitals at the same time: intern and anatomist. From nine o'clock in the morning and in the forenoon accepts patients, then goes to open corpses. But its income is hardly ...

Dangerous Trails (1955)

For the third year, the expedition has been searching for the causative agent of an infectious disease rampant in the Ussuri taiga, where a major construction project is about to begin. Meanwhile, the enemy seeks to destroy the fruits of years of labor of ...

The Honor of Comrade (1953)

A story about training and educating of a future Red Army officers. ...

Admiral Ushakov (1953)

Historical epic about the legendary Russian naval commander of the 18th century, admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and his fight for Crimea during the Russo-Turkish War. ...

The Miners of Donetsk (1951)

A miners in Donbass embrace new technologies with enthusiasm. ...

Zhukovsky (1950)

A biographical film about the fate of the great Russian mechanic and creator of aerodynamics Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky. ...

Conspiracy of the Doomed (1950)

In an Eastern European country, a strong political struggle breaks out over the possibility of accepting aid from the Marshall Plan or signing a cooperation treaty with the Soviet Union. ...

Konstantin Zaslonov (1949)

Young railroad worker, seemingly accommodating to Nazi overlords at a captured rural depot, secretly spearheads acts of sabotage against the evil occupying forces. ...

Tale of the Siberian Land (1947)

His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the wom ...

Our Heart (1947)

A story about a creation of a new Soviet Jet during WWII. ...

The Great Glinka (1946)

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka. ...

The Stone Flower (1946)

This remarkable film is based on P. Bazhov's fairy tale "The Malachite Box". Little Danila was the most inquisitive apprentice of old Prokopich, a famous stone-carving master. Years passed… Like his teacher, the grown-up Danila has learned to feel the so ...

Guilty Without Guilt (1945)

A story based on a classic play by Alexander Ostrovsky. The famous actress Kruchinina graciously agrees to tour in a town with which she has heavy memories, and finds there a son, left by her due to circumstances many years ago. He has become embittered fr ...