Yevgeni Lebedev

To Whom Will God Send (1994)

Starting 1970s. Marina Rodionova gives birth to a child from a donor. Grown up son Andrei she tells the legend of the deceased father. It takes many years. Son of a student accidentally discovers that his father is a professor Hlyuzdin who teaches at his i ...

Танго на Дворцовой площади (1993)

Сикимоку (1993)

I Am A Native of Vyatka (1992)

Alexander Ivanovich Kirpikov is very popular in his village: only he has a horse, and everyone has vegetable gardens that need to be cultivated. So the villagers are trying to "respect" Kirpikov. But one day, the hardened body of a folk craftsman fails. Af ...

Rubinchik And... (1992)

Isaac Rubinchik, like a biblical old man who has lived a long and dramatic life, feels the need for moral reflection on his experiences. Disputes with long-dead relatives, a glance into the future, which he sees in the ruins of civilization - all these mem ...

Ticket to Red Theater, or Death of Coffin-Digger (1992)

What do the head of a secret file cabinet, students who don't shy away from a glass, a police lieutenant colonel, and a prisoner's wife have in common? All these people turn out to be the heroes of one story, which began with two friends who decided to ear ...

The Story of a Horse (1989)

Based on Leo Tolstoy's story "Holstomer" staged by the Leningrad State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater named after M. Gorky. ...

Energetic People (1989)

The heroes of Shukshin's play are indeed energetic people in the full sense of the word. Jacks of all trades, quick-witted and dishonest, grabbers and thieves, who can be called businessmen of the era of socialism, for whom there was no use for their pract ...

Петроградские Гавроши (1988)

A chronicle of the days of October 1917, which proved decisive for the children from the orphanage who took part in the revolutionary events in Petrograd. ...

Uncle Vanya (1987)

A television film based on the famous production by the Bolshoi Drama Theater is yet another interpretation of Chekhov's "boring story" — about the life of an intelligent and conscientious Russian man, Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky, "lost" in the rural backwa ...

Farewell of a Slav Woman (1985)

A retired air force colonel comes on summer vacation to the Crimea. He comes as a non-official holiday-maker, so the main problem is to find night quarters. There is a brim-full of holiday-makers here at holyday season, and for locals the main business is ...

Prelude to Fate (1984)

A case brings together Donetsk Polytechnic Institute student Ivan Krasko, owner of a beautiful strong voice, with former singer Korobeichenko. Contrary to the will of his father, a hereditary miner, the hero refuses graduate school in Moscow and, under the ...

On the Garnet Islands (1981)

Oil reserves have been discovered in the Republic of the Garnet Islands, which have become a subject of US interests. A naval landing is organized against a sovereign state, and CIA agents are sent in. However, one of the foreign journalists manages to lea ...

Синдикат-2 (1981)

Squadron of Flying Hussars (1981)

A story about a colonel Denis Davydov - hero of the 1812 war. ...

Grandfather Mazai and the Hares (1980)

Based on the poem of the same name by N.A. Nekrasov about how grandfather Mazai saved hares during a river flood. ...

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 ...

Extraordinary Summer (1979)

About life in the Russian city of Saratov in 1919 during the Russian Civil War. ...

Urgent Call (1979)

Petrov, a young doctor working in Saransk, is summoned to a Mordovian village to assist in a surgery. Despite initial hostility from the local doctor, new acquaintances prompt Petrov to reconsider his life. ...

The Investigation Commission (1979)

A nuclear power plant accident destroyed the RBMK reactor's technological channel, with the chief engineer and reactor calculations attributed. A special commission found fault and conducted full-scale surveys in Murmansk and Kirovsk. ...

Interrogation (1979)

The investigator Seyfi Ganiyev runs the case of an illegal mercery shop's head Murad Abiyev, who confessed in embezzlement of one million rubles from public funds. Abiyev is also accused of the murder of an underage girls that occurred in Riga shortly afte ...

The Centaurs (1979)

A political conspiracy is brewing in an unnamed Latin American country. Everything is in play: blackmail, bribery, political assassinations, newspaper slander. The operation, code-named "Centaur", is conceived in Washington. ...

First Joys (1978)

A TV film based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Fedin. The film is set in a small provincial town on the Volga River in the pre-revolutionary era. The story centers on Kirill Izvekov, an 18-year-old student at a technical college. The young man ...

There's an Idea! (1978)

Vlad (Dimitry Shevelyov) is an outsider, laughed at by some of his classmates. His sister, meanwhile, sticks up for him, trying to tell the class his ideas. Vlad, you see, is a talented engineer, at the tender age of about 12 years, but he can't persuade p ...

The Siege: Operation "Iskra" (1977)

"Iskra" is the codename for the plan of the operation of the Soviet troops to break the blockade of Leningrad. In January 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was broken. A corridor 8-11 km wide was formed between Lake Ladoga and the front line. ...

The Siege: Leningrad Metronome (1977)

A story about the tragic events in the life of besieged Leningrad from September 1941 to January 1943. ...

Sunday Night (1977)

A drama about tragical events which happened in remote village and were caused by jealousy. ...

Personal Happiness (1977)

The distinctive traits of the Doroshin family are hard work, courage, and principledness. Pavel Nikolaevich is a war veteran and the chief engineer of a factory, while Anastasia Mikhailovna is the head of a university department and an active participant i ...

Vacation That Did Not Take Place (1977)

Friendship requires dedication. Andrei, Yuri and Valera were friends from school and decided to spend a vacation together. However, the dream is not destined to come true - Andrew dies. And only then did two friends understand that they did not support the ...

Vesnukhin's Fantasies (1976)

A first-grader dreams to perform with his cat in the circus. ...

Shepherd Yanka (1976)

A young shepherd Yanka tries to save his beloved girl Marinka with the help of his magic fife. ...

Blokada: Pulkovo Meridian (1975)

Autumn 1941. German tank troops are making another attempt to break through to the Uritsk and Pulkovo Heights. During heavy fighting, Soviet troops managed to stop the offensive of fascist tanks one and a half kilometers south of the Pulkovo Observatory. ...

The Last Day of Winter (1975)

Северный вариант (1974)

The Siege: The Luga Defense Line (1974)

In June 1941, the Extraordinary Defense Headquarters of Leningrad, under the leadership of Zhdanov and Voroshilov, decided to build the Luga defensive line. Heavy fighting west of Pskov forced units of the front to withdraw, and on July 9, Pskov was also a ...

Fulfillment of Desires (1974)

A young philologist works in his teacher's archive, and he manages to decipher Pushkin's priceless autograph. The discoverer, inspired by success, forgets about everything in the world. And the incredible happens: under mysterious circumstances, the archiv ...

Ring (1973)

Investigating the murder of a cash-collector, Major Isaev, a former boxing champion, comes to the conclusion that the killer is a boxer. To catch the criminal, Peter Isaev takes an unconventional decision. He applies to participate in the city's boxing cha ...

Talents and Admirers (1973)

Negina, a popular but poor actress, receives lessons from her fiancé Meluzov. Prince Dulebov, intending to take advantage of the girl's dire circumstances, suggests sponsorship, gets refused and becomes spiteful. Despite the latter's intrigues, Negina's b ...

A.P. Chekhov's Scenes (1973)

A filmed stage performance by the Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Three miniatures based on short stories by A.P. Chekhov: The Darling Dog, The Wrongdoer, The Groom and the Papa, exploring the absurdity of existence. In each miniature, one of the characters inevita ...

Rabbit Reservation (1973)

Negligent, but the enterprising workers of a forest area "Rabbit reserve" unexpectedly wiped out all the rabbits. Now it remains only to wait for a scolding. But suddenly, in the possession of the hapless crooks right from the ground begins to beat the fou ...

Ivan's Launch (1972)

In the cramped cockpit of the boat, of which Ivan Burlakov has long been the captain and where Elenka, not jokingly called his wife, works as a sailor, a new employee appears - the captain's assistant Sergei. Outwardly energetic and open, he quickly achiev ...

In the azure steppe (1971)

Three novellas based on M. Sholokhov's early stories about the first years of the formation of Soviet power on the Don. (1) "Koloverť". Two Cossack brothers and their elderly father fight for the Bolsheviks, but when only Ignat and his father return to th ...

And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning (1971)

A drama based on Boris Lavrenev's play "The Rift", telling about the participation of Baltic Fleet sailors in the Bolshevik coup of 1917. ...

The Philistines (1971)

Television performance, tragicomedy based on the play of the same name by M. Gorky by the Leningrad BDT named after M. Gorky (first staged in 1966). ...

The Beginning (1970)

A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She plays the role of Baba Yaga in the amateur theatre — and does it so organically that the visiting filmmaker offers her the most difficult role in the his ...

Crime and Punishment (1970)

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess. ...

The Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase (1970)

Do you know that there are doctors who can prescribe you the medicine to be brave?.. ...

Adam and Eve (1970)

Bekir, in anger divorces his wife Kheva, which he regrets. Because of Sharia, she can return if she marries another and is expelled by him. Bekir arranges with Adam, to briefly marry and expel her. Neither Kheva, nor Adam want to separate. ...

Subject for a Short Story (1969)

The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizino ...

Strange People (1969)

A comedy based on three short novels by Vasiliy Shukshin. ...

The Death of Vazir Mukhtar (1969)

A television play chronicling the lead-up to the assassination of diplomat and playwright Alexander Griboyedov, dubbed "vazir mukhtar" in his position as Russia's ambassador to Tehran. ...

The Truth! Nothing But the Truth! (1969)

About the trial of the October Revolution, which was organized in 1919 by the US Senate. ...

Half A Hour For Miracles (1968)

The boy Fedya met mysterious The Wall Painter, who gave him his magic brush, with which anybody could do good deeds. But only for a half of hour. The agents of the evil king - The Gray and Abricadabr - hunt for boy. ...

Diary of a Madman (1968)

In the main character's diary, he describes his life, his work, and the people around him. He goes on to write about his feelings for a woman, and soon after that he begins to show signs of insanity - he talks to her doggie Meji, he gets hold of letters th ...

The Trial (1968)

Based on the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. ...

No Path Through Fire (1967)

A talented girl is trying to find happiness amidst the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war that split the nation. ...

Direct Line (1967)

A few days from the life of a young scientist responsible for the failed trail. ...

Wedding in Malinovka (1967)

The movie takes place during Russia's civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (Mensheviks). Andrejka and Yarinka are a young betrothed couple in the village of Malinovka, caught between the battle lines. Gritsian is the leader of a Menshevik ...

The Visitor of Stone (1967)

Based on the opera of the same name by A. A. Dargomyzhsky on the plot of the tragedy by A. S. Pushkin. ...

The Incident Which Nobody Noticed (1967)

The modest shop assistant in a grocery shop Nastya dreamed about happiness. She dreamed about miracle, which would have made her beautiful. She dreamed all day and all night. And one day the miracle happened ... ...

On the Same Planet (1966)

Tired of watching the total collapse of the army on the fronts of World War I, left without his scattered squad, Lieutenant Reshetov goes to Petrograd to kill the main culprit of the tragedy of Russia Lenin ... ...

Last Month of Autumn (1966)

An older couple have four children who left them long ago. Tired of waiting for letters which never arrive, the father takes a trip to see how the children are doing. ...

Going Inside a Storm (1965)

Sergei Krylov and Oleg Tulin, are promising young physicists in the field of thunderstorms. They dream of weather control. But later their ways in science parted - Oleg is ready to tradeoff his standpoints for personal success, but Sergei knows that the tr ...

Mercy Train (1965)

Two strangers meet in an ambulance train during WWII. ...

Virgin Soil Upturned (1959)

The movie is based on the the same name novel of the Nobel Prize In Literature Winner Mikhail Sholokhov. The action is taken place in 20-30-s years of the XX century in the Russian countryside going through an uneasy process of collectivization. ...

Dostigayev and Others (1959)

July-December 1917, the country is undergoing a revolution. "The pillars of society" are alarmed by the looming on them menacing events. ...

Storm (1957)

In the winter of 1918, a provincial Russian town is faced with a shortage of food, firewood, and medicine. Discontent is brewing in the Red Army regiment stationed in the town, as former Tsarist officers sow seeds of discord in an attempt to organize a cou ...

She Loves You (1956)

A shy Zoo worker falls in love with a girl from a magazine cover and decides to send her a letter. ...

Two Captains (1955)

From childhood, Sanya Grigoryev was able to achieve success in any business. He grew up a courageous and brave man. The dream of finding the remnants of Captain Tatarinov's expedition led him to the ranks of polar explorers. The life of Captain Grigoryev i ...

Unfinished Story (1955)

The local doctor Yelizaveta Maksimovna is a beautiful woman and a wonderful sympathetic person. She is lonely, although she is cared for by a confident and promising colleague. Yelizaveta Maksimovna has one patient, a manly, full-energy ship builder Yersho ...

The Philistines (1971)

Television performance, tragicomedy based on the play of the same name by M. Gorky by the Leningrad BDT named after M. Gorky (first staged in 1966). ...