Zinoviy Gerdt

Wind Over the City (1996)

In a small, poor town, a young worker falls in love with an actress from a traveling theater troupe and tries to keep her close, dreaming and working hard to rebuild a new town while the troupe increasingly faces decline and the end of its run. ...

Revizorro (1996)

An adaptation of the play by Ukrainian playwright Mykola Gogol, set in Tsarist Russia during the 19th century. A provincial town plagued by bribery, abuse of power, embezzlement, and other corrupt practices. One day, Mayor Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky summons the ...

Zinoviy Gerdt. Zyama (1996)

Zadoc and Happiness (1995)

Small, hunchbacked and unlucky, Zadoc dreams of finding love. Chased from his village, he is propelled towards the unknown. ...

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994)

Set in a small Ukrainian village during the outbreak of war with Germany in 1941 Private Chonkin, not overly endowed with intelligence, is left to guard a downed military aircraft. The authorities appear to have forgotten about him so this leaves him free ...

Simple - Minded (1994)

Ivan & Abraham (1993)

In 1930s Poland Christian boy Ivan goes to live with a Jewish family to learn a trade. He becomes friends with Abraham, the son of the family. However, anti-Semitism is rife in their environment, and they flee to escape an upcoming conflict. Journeying tog ...

Lost in Siberia (1991)

The political drama is set in the Stalin's Soviet Union after the Second World War. A British archaeologist Andrei Miller is working in Iran. He is mistakenly kidnapped and arrested by the KGB. He is falsely accused of spying and wrongfully sentenced to a ...

Tyoma's Childhood (1991)

A story about an adolescent years of Tyoma - a young boy from Russian countryside... ...

Art of Living in Odessa (1990)

The plot of the movie is based on books of Isaak Babel about Jewish criminals in city of Odessa before and after the Russian revolution. ...

A Trip to Wiesbaden (1990)

The Drayman and the King (1989)

Moldavanka is a legendary district of pre-revolutionary Odesa, a bustling, carefree world brimming with vibrant southern life. It is home to a colorful, cheerful crowd, as well as the pride of Moldavanka — the charming bandit Benya Krik, nicknamed the Ki ...

Intergirl (1989)

A hospital nurse becomes an "international girl" — a prostitute who caters to foreigners with hard currency. ...

The Story of One Billiard-Room (1988)

The man does everything to protect the still chaste population from the corrupting influence of consumer society. ...

Costume Designer (1988)

Kings of Crime (1988)

This is a story of a war between two powerful criminal gangs and their 'dons' (vory v zakone) in the communist Soviet Union. Corruption, cynical rhetoric, deaths of innocent people. ...

Roll over Your Head (1987)

Heroes of this movie are cat, dog, two birds, snake and also ten years old girl named Anya... ...

Sitting on the Golden Porch (1986)

Two kings: Fedot and Amphibrachiy have been adjoining peacefully for many years. But once Amphibrachiy disappeared, and it became difficult for queen to cope with affairs. The state began to fall into decay. Also daughter Alyona absolutely got out of contr ...

My Dearly Beloved Detective (1986)

The conceit is that Sherlock Holmes is, as in reality, a fictional creation of Arthur Conan Doyle, but that the place where his office would be is maintained by the brilliant detective Shirley Holmes, who both solves crimes and maintains a museum for peopl ...

Doctor Aybolit (1986)

A funny comedy about doctor Aybolit and his assistants and patients - all animals. ...

The Hobbit: The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins (1985)

Author J. R. R. Tolkien (Zinovij Gerdt) tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and enjoyable hobbit, whose life is turned upside down when he decides to join the wizard Gandalf and a company of thirteen dwarves in an attempt to regain a treasure stolen ...

Break! (1985)

This cartoon is directed against the brutality of professional Boxing. In parody form it ridiculed unworthy methods and means used to achieve victory. ...

And Then Came Bumbo... (1984)

A very sick girl asks her father to get her a live elephant. Based on the early stories by Alexander Kuprin. ...

Without Family (1984)

A story about an orphan boy, abandoned by his family. He was raised by his kind adopted mother, and was sold by his adopted father in hardship to a traveling man who eventually, became his teacher and a father-figure. With his teacher, he learned to play m ...

Obstacle Course (1984)

After a demobilization Vladimir starts working in a little porcelain shop as a repairer - but soon gets involved in criminal activity - so he desperately needs help from army friends. ...

War-Time Romance (1983)

This melodrama revolves around the post-war meeting reunion an intelligent front-line officer, now happily married, and a woman street vendor. This encounter reawakens in them submerged feelings of gratitude and tenderness as the officer recalls how they m ...

Tough Kids (1983)

A former athlete runs a camp dedicated to reforming juvenile criminals, a tough job with no quick payoffs. ...

Mary Poppins, Goodbye (1983)

A family hires a babysitter who seems to possess magical powers. ...

I'll Wait for You (1983)

During the WWII, fter leaving the hospital, a young lieutenant spends a few hours in Moscow, in the house where he spent his childhood and youth. ...

I Am Returning Your Portrait (1983)

Donkey's Hide (1982)

At the festivities marking the christening of princess Theresa, daughter of King Gaston IX, a wicked fairy made a mysterious prophecy about the girl's life. Seventeen years later, Theresa falls in love with a poor prince named Jacques. Then the prophecy st ...

Stories... Stories... Stories from the Old Arbat (1982)

In one of the quiet cozy alleys of old Moscow lives a talented puppet master. He has a faithful friend Christopher, a son Kuzya and a lot of dolls. Unexpectedly, a sweet and gentle girl, Viktosha, appears in the house, whom both father and son, and even th ...

Taming the Bicycle (1982)

Based on the short story of the same name by Mark Twain. ...

Olympians (1982)

This is a somewhat ironic, but very informative story about the origin, development and decline of the Greek Olympiad tradition, set out with the help of an off-screen commentary read by Z. Gerdt. Ancient history is described in great detail and exciting. ...

Cheers, My Dear! (1981)

Four novels "Dinner", "Secret", "business Trip" and "Mozart", United by a common theme of kindness and attention to the surrounding people, tell about the adventures of two elderly, but not lost the taste for life of Georgians! ...

Mother For Baby Mammoth (1981)

Baby Mammoth is looking for his Mom ...

Meeting at High Snows (1981)

Juma Saidov fault of the rich Appanbay got to prison. Years later he returned to his native place and took part in the fight against robber bands. Suddenly it became clear that the leader of the gang Hudayberdi his son, born while Juma was in prison, and ...

The Nightingale (1980)

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes. ...

Adventures of Captain Vrungel (1980)

An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead. ...

Wonders (1980)

An animated film for children about how a Clown and the guys argued about who is the bigger inventor and entertainer. ...

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (1980)

The small town agog Hussars entry. Love between cornet and the young actress suddenly faces intrigue made by a St. Petersburg bureaucrat. The actress father dies after being involved in this game and perspectives look dark... But evil will eventually be de ...

Adam Marries Eve (1980)

A fictional court has to decide whether Adam and Eve can become spouses. ...

The Piggy Bank (1980)

A musical screen comedy based on the French play La Cagnotte (The Piggy Bank in English) by Eugène Marin Labiche. A group of provincial Bourgeois decide to spend savings they accumulated for a year of playing cards together on a memorable deed. After hum ...

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)

Summer of 1945. The salute of the Great Victory died down and the country is gradually returning to peaceful life. From "fire yes into the fire" a young reconnaissance commander Volodya Sharapov falls, having come to the MUR for distribution, to the depart ...

Three Men in a Boat (1979)

Three London gentlemen take vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way. ...

Highly Dangerous (1979)

One of the southern cities of Russia during the NEP. The famous doctor and his wife are killed, the person living opposite Schwartz is kidnapped. The bandits were looking for gold. Then there is a diversion at the factory. The Chekists find out that a man ...

The Wife Has Left (1979)

He considered his family life perfect. Normal, and sometimes big wages quite satisfied a beautiful and gentle wife. The child didn't cause much trouble. All that was needed for his happiness was available. But the wife is gone. She left not to another, but ...

About a Puppy (1979)

The puppy learns from animals and birds why you need to bite. ...

Moomintroll and the Comet (1978)

Stop-motion animation. A comet is hurtling towards Earth. Moomintroll and friends travel to a mountaintop observatory to investigate. ...

Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home (1978)

Stop motion animation. Part 3 in a series. A comet is on a collision course with Earth. The oceans have dried up, and Moomintroll and friends need to make their way through raging sandstorms to get home to their parents. ...

Moomintroll and the Others (1978)

Far up north in the Blue Valley lives the Moomin family. Moomin and little Sniff set off on a journey to the sea to find a place for a celebration. ...

Cousin Pons (1978)

The lack of spirituality and the limitations of the "respectable" bourgeois turn the values of art into a means of profit, into an object of vanity. ...

Орех Кракатук (1977)

My Wife Became a Grandmother (1977)

A middle-aged literature teacher who devotes his free time to poetry is used to being the center of admiration for his family, especially his wife. One day, however, a grandchild arrives at the house, who immediately grabs the full attention of all those a ...

The Key That Should Not Be Handed On (1977)

AKirill Sergeyevich, a retired Army officer, becomes the new school Headmaster. Used to a strict and orderly routine, he at first finds the chaotic bustle of everyday school life hard... It is not easy to deal with both the children and the teachers, espec ...

Practical Joke (1977)

Secondary school students play a 'practical joke' on their teacher: on midterms day, they claim she told them the wrong date. She almost believes them, but an honest classmate ruins their fun... and now they want revenge. ...

Strange Adults (1975)

In front of theater lighting technician Peter Ryabikov, a first-grade girl runs across the road in front of a nearby watering machine. Pyotr catches her and, wanting to punish her, decides to take her home to her parents. However, when he takes her there, ...

A Place Under the Sun (1975)

Teacher Anush Stepanovna, her son Artashes, and four puppies they have taken in: Neposedu, Chernushka, Kubik, and Razdan, each have their own personality and unique, amazing story. ...

Black Chicken (1975)

Kind boy Alyosha saves a black hen from a bird of prey. The black chicken takes on a human form and takes Alyosha to a magical underground kingdom. ...

Salty Dog (1974)

A dog survives a bad master and finds a good one - a sailor from a Soviet ship. ...

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 ...

The Wizard of the Emerald City (1974)

A cartoon about a girl, Ellie, of her little dog Totoshka, who, because of the evil Gingema, ended up in the Magic Country, where incredible adventures awaited them. ...

The Straw Hat (1974)

A musical comedy based on the classic play by Eugène Labiche. ...

Car, Violin and Blot the Dog (1974)

A fantasy story about five-grades - musician and engineer, their friend - the most beautiful girl in the world, her brother who dreams to turn all cats into monkeys, his dog Klyaksa and a lot more stuff… ...

The Divine Comedy (1973)

God created Adam and Eve and placed them in Paradise. They lived well in Paradise, but that was boring. All birds, bees have children, but they do not, because they are sinless. So, they ate the forbidden apple, and God expelled them from Paradise. What if ...

A Zebra Was Stolen (1972)

An Unusual Concert (1972)

An unusual concert is a puppet show that makes fun of pop genres, performers who spoil these genres due to poor performance and poor taste. ...

Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram (1972)

The film tells about the life of the Soviet country in the 30s of the twentieth century, based on the feuilletons and notebooks of famous writers Ilya Ilf and Eugene Petrov… ...

Dauria (1972)

A chronicle of life in a small village in the Baikal Region on the eve of World War I and at the time of the October Revolution. The age-old foundations are crumbling, the process of social stratification is underway and, as a result, some people go to def ...

Taming of the Fire (1972)

About Russian space program and missile industry, and it's founder Sergei P. Korolev, from the 1920s to the first man in space in 1961. ...

Happy-Go-Lucky (1972)

On their way to a Black Sea resort, a Siberian tractor driver and his wife make new friends and take a detour to Moscow. ...

Ten (1971)

The good-natured scholar Christian-Theodore arrives in a small country where miracles occur. He falls in love with the beautiful Princess, whose marriage is a matter of national importance, because her husband will become the new king. But unlike many "sui ...

Taimyr Calls You (1971)

A few hotel guests are constantly getting into various funny situations. ...

Where Are You, Blue Cinderella? (1971)

One day, an unusual doll appeared among the toys - a blue Cinderella. Everyone treated her with suspicion and considered her an impostor. However, what happiness it is when something unusual and special comes to you. ...

King Lear (1970)

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns f ...

A Step from the Roof (1970)

Funny adventures of fifth-grader Vitka Paramonov across different times and places. ...

Sport, Sport, Sport (1970)

Combining staged scenes, newsreel footage, and documentary episodes, the history of the development of sports is presented, showing the stadiums of Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm and Mexico City in the past and future. ...

Urban Romance (1970)

A young student Masha and doctor Zhenya found each other in the city. But their way to love was not so easy... ...

In the Thirteenth Hour of the Night (1969)

New Year's Eve 1969: A variety of Russian folklore characters gather in the hut of Baga Yaga to await the arrival of the New Year, amid much foolery, snippets of popular artists of the day, satirical views of the west via a magical kaleidoscope, and other ...

Zigzag of Success (1968)

Photo studio "Contemporary" in a provincial town lives with its everyday problems. The director is concerned over the failure to fulfill the planned targets, receptionist Alevtina wants to get married, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of becomin ...

The Golden Calf (1968)

A crook named Ostap Bender, who survived a murder attempt by Kisa Vorobyaninov in "12 Chairs," now schemes to extort 1 million from an underground millionaire. ...

The Magician (1968)

In a small provincial town, the magician Viktor Mikhailovich Kukushkin performed in a student dormitory. His tricks were not very complicated and did not make a great impression on the audience. But this evening was the beginning of friendship between the ...

July Rain (1967)

Lena, a woman in her late twenties, loves her boyfriend, but in time comes to see that their relationship serves no useful function. What's more, she sees that her friends are for the most part empty-headed lackeys, causing her to wonder just what is the p ...

Avdotya Pavlovna (1966)

The first postwar years. The Director of a small breeding station Avdotya Pavlovna is not immediately convinced of the anti-science of the official Lysenkov direction in biology. But making sure leaving the farm as an ordinary agriculturist, where he works ...

Labyrinth (1966)

Police are detaining an opposition newspaper journalist on suspicion of murder. The prosecution's evidence is scanty and fragile. But a dirty political fuss has developed around this case. The fate and life of a person become the stake in the struggle for ...

The City of Masters (1965)

After their town is occupied the citizens are trying to fight the enemy. Based on Tamara Gabbe fairy tale. ...

Year as Long as Life (1965)

The film takes place in Europe in the 19th century. The film shows the popular uprisings that took place there, as well as the search for truth and the confrontation of Karl Marx and opponents of the revolution. ...

Returned Music (1965)

Young musicologist Marina Gabrielyan arrives in Leningrad with the aim of finding and restoring the first symphony by renowned composer Sergei Kornilov. Despite the composer's active resistance, she manages to find individual parts of the symphony and, wit ...

If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't (1964)

Roman Kurykin, an amateur jazzman and the owner of an absolute ear for music, cannot reconcile himself to the idea that his son Edik does not show any interest in music. The dejected father, in desperation, suspected that the child could have been replaced ...

1 Newton Street (1963)

Timofey Suvernev comes to Moscow from a distant island to study. Tim successfully passes the exams at the institute, and immediately plunges into a turbulent student life. Through hard work and study, he achieves brilliant success, his student work, which ...

Story of One Crime (1963)

The story about an everyman who one morning suddenly leaps out on the courtyard and bludgeons two conversing housewives to death with a frying pan. ...

Seven Babysitters (1962)

A factory crew of seven young people is taking responsibility of a young criminal. ...

Nine Days of One Year (1962)

Set in the Soviet scientific community, Nine Days of One Year follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. As radiation exposure, scientific amb ...

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend (1961)

During World War II, the Frenchman Léon Garros and Boris Vaganov escape from the Nazi concentration camp. After 15 years, Léon, who became a journalist, and his friends came to the USSR to make a report and find Boris in the meantime. In Moscow he doesn' ...

Yurka, the Pantsless Team (1961)

The Man from Planet Earth (1959)

Biographical film story about the first Russian space explorer, inventor scientist, rocket-maker K. E. Tsiolkovsky. ...

The Grey Robber (1957)

The story of two boys, Petya and Gennadi, who live in a remote village in Siberia. They find a wounded wolf cub and decide to take care of it, naming him Grey. ...

I'm Done (1976)

Young Vova summons the wizard and asks him to find a friend who looks like him. So a man appears in the apartment, both in appearance and in character, similar to Vova. ...

The City of Masters (1965)

After their town is occupied the citizens are trying to fight the enemy. Based on Tamara Gabbe fairy tale. ...