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Mosfilm films

  • Battleship PotemkinIn June 1905, the battleship Potemkin sat anchored off the island of Tendra. Two sailors named Matyushenko and Vakulinchuk discussed the need for their crew…
  • War and Peace (film series)In August 1959, King Vidor's American-Italian co-production War and Peace opened in the Soviet Union. It attracted 31.4 million viewers and gained wide…
  • The Cranes Are FlyingOn the morning of the 22nd of June 1941, a flock of cranes flew over Moscow as Veronika and Boris watched from their apartment window.
  • Ballad of a SoldierThe year was 1959 when Grigory Chukhray made a bold choice for his film Ballad of a Soldier. He cast two nineteen-year-old actors, Vladimir Ivashov and…
  • White Sun of the DesertThe year 1970 marked the release of White Sun of the Desert, a Soviet film that defied standard genre expectations. Director Vladimir Motyl described his…