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Mikhail Astangov
Mikhail Fyodorovich Astangov (russian: Михаи́л Фёдорович Аста́нгов), real surname Ruzhnikov () ( in Warsaw – 20 April 1965 in Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1955). Filmography * '' The Conveyor of Death'' (1933) – Prince Sumbatov * ''Convict'' (1936) – Konstantin "Kostya" Dorokhov * ''The Oppenheim Family'' (1939) – Prof. Bernd Vogelsang * '' Minin and Pozharsky'' (1939) – Sigismund III Vasa * ''Suvorov'' (1941) – Count Aleksey Arakcheyev * ''Dream'' (1941) – Stanislav Komorovsky * '' Kotovsky'' (1943) – Prince Karakozen/his son * '' The District Secretary'' (1942) – Nazi Col. Makenau * ''The Murderers are Coming'' (1942) – Franz * '' The Young Fritz'' (1943, short) – Teacher * '' Fifteen-Year-Old Captain'' (1945) – Sebastian Pereira, alias Negoro * '' Miklukho-Maklai'' (1947) – Dr. Brandler * ''The Russian Question'' (1947) – McPherson * ''The Third Blow'' (1948) – Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murderers Are Coming
''The Murderers are Coming'' (russian: Убийцы выходят на дорогу, ''Ubiytsi vikhodyat na dorogu'') is a 1942 Soviet war film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Yuri Tarich based on the 1938 play ''Fear and Misery of the Third Reich'' by Bertolt Brecht. The film was not allowed to screen by Soviet censors. Cast * Mikhail Astangov - Franz * Boris Blinov - Theo * Sofiya Magarill * Ada Vojtsik - Marta * Oleg Zhakov * Olga Zhiznyeva Olga Andreyevna Zhizneva (Russian: Ольга Андреевна Жизнева; April 17, 1899November 10, 1972) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1969). Selected filmography *'' Property of the Repu ... - Clara * Aleksandr Antonov - Müller, German soldier External links * 1942 films Mosfilm films Films based on works by Bertolt Brecht Films directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin Soviet black-and-white films Soviet war films 1942 war films Soviet World War II films Russian World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mexican (1955 Film)
, image = The Mexican Russian poster.jpg , caption = Russian poster , director = Vladimir Kaplunovsky , producer = , writer = Emil Braginsky , based_on = , starring = Oleg Strizhenov Boris AndreyevNadezhda Rumyantseva , music = Mikhail Chulaki , cinematography = Sergei Poluyanov , editing = , studio = Mosfilm , distributor = , released = 1955 , runtime = 89 minutes , country = Soviet Union , language = Russian , budget = , gross = The Mexican (russian: Мексиканец, Meksikanets) is a 1955 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on a short story by Jack London. Plot During the early years of the Mexican Revolution, a group of Mexicans rebels living in Los Angeles begin collecting money to fund the Revolutionary Army who is fighting to overthrow the Porfirio Díaz's regime. Felipe Rivera, a young man who just cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Mary (film)
''Princess Mary'' (russian: Княжна Мери) is a 1955 Soviet comedy film directed by Isidor Annensky. Plot Pechorin learns that his friend Grushnitsky is in love with Princess Mary Ligovskaya and he attracts her attention. Starring * Anatoliy Verbitskiy as Pechorin (as A. Verbitskiy) * K. Sanova as princess Mary * Karina Shmarinova * Leonid Gubanov as Grushnitskiy (as L. Gubanov) * Mikhail Astangov as Verner (as M. Astangov) * Klavdiya Yelanskaya as Ligovskaya (as K. Yelanskaya) * Tatyana Piletskaya as Vera (as T. Pileskaya) * Vitali Politseymako as Dragunskiy kapitan (as V. Politseymako) * Fyodor Nikitin as husband of Vera * Arutyun Akopyan as Alfelbaum (as A. Akopyan) * Georgiy Georgiu as Rayevich (as G. Georgiu) * Dmitriy Kara-Dmitriev as servant * Viktor Koltsov as * Konstantin Nemolyayev as officer * Tatyana Pankova Tatiana (or Tatianna, also Romanization, romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadko (film)
''Sadko'' (russian: Садко) is a 1953 Soviet adventure fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko and adapted by Konstantin Isayev, from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's eponymous opera, which was based on a Russian ''bylina ''(epic tale) with the same name. The music is Rimsky-Korsakov's score. The film saw release in the Soviet Union by Mosfilm in January 1953. It was distributed in the USA by Artkino Pictures with English subtitles later in 1953, and in 1962 was English-dubbed by Roger Corman's The Filmgroup Inc. and distributed as ''The Magic Voyage of Sinbad''. Plot summary This tale is based upon the legends told of ancient times in the old Russian city of Novgorod (the capital of Novgorod republic). Novgorod's merchants are feasting in a gorgeous palace. A young gusli player named Sadko is bragging that he can bring to their land a sweet-voiced bird of happiness. The merchants mock him for his bravado, and tell him his quest is impossible. Nevertheless, Sadko sets off on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksimka
''Maksimka'' or ''Maximka'' (russian: Максимка) is a 1953 Soviet historical adventure film directed by Vladimir Braun and starring Tolya Bovykin, Boris Andreyev and Vyacheslav Tikhonov.Rollberg p.740 Cast * Tolya Bovykin as Maksimka * Boris Andreyev as Seaman Luchkin * Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Ship's Lt. Gorelov * Emmanuil Geller as American slave runner * Mikhail Astangov as Captain of the slave ship * Aleksandr Kashperov as Richards (mate of slave ship) * Nikolay Kryuchkov as Russian ship's bo'sun *Sergei Kurilov as Russian ship's captain * Stepan Kayukov as Russian ship's officer * Vladimir Balashov as Russian ship's officer * Pyotr Sobolevsky as Russian ship's navigator * Mark Bernes as Russian ship's doctor * Konstantin Sorokin as Russian ship's clerk * Nikolai Pishvanov as Russian sailor * Andrei Sova as Russian sailor * Mikhail Pugovkin Mikhail Ivanovich Pugovkin (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Пу́говкин; July 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Have A Motherland
''They Have a Motherland'' (russian: У них есть Родина) is a 1949 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer and Vladimir Legoshin. Plot The film tells about the representatives of Soviet intelligence, who are trying to find in West Germany an orphanage with Soviet children, which is under the supervision of British intelligence. Starring * Natasha Zashchipina as Ira Sokolova * Lyonya Kotov as Sasha Butuzov * Pavel Kadochnikov as lieutenant colonel Aleksey Petrovich Dobrynin * Vera Maretskaya as Sasha's mother * Vsevolod Sanayev as major Vsevolod Vasilyevich Sorokin * Lidiya Smirnova as orphanage teacher Smayda * Gennady Yudin as chauffeur Kurt * Faina Ranevskaya as café owner frau Vurst * Vladimir Solovyov as Upmanis *Mikhail Astangov as orphanage chief captain Robert Scott *Viktor Stanitsyn Viktor Yakovlevich Stanitsyn (russian: Ви́ктор Я́ковлевич Стани́цын; 1897–1976) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor.Riley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the Chancellor of Germany, chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of in 1934. During his dictatorship, he initiated European theatre of World War II, World War II in Europe by invasion of Poland, invading Poland on 1 September 1939. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of Holocaust victims, about six million Jews and millions of other victims. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and was raised near Linz. He lived in Vienna later in the first decade of the 1900s and moved to Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his Military career of Adolf Hitler, service in the German Army in Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Stalingrad (film)
''The Battle of Stalingrad'' (russian: Сталинградская битва) is a 1949 two-part Soviet war film about the Battle of Stalingrad, directed by Vladimir Petrov. The script was written by Nikolai Virta. Plot Film I In the Kremlin, Stalin analyzes the Wehrmacht's movements and concludes that the Germans aim to capture Stalingrad. Hitler, who believes the city is the key to final victory, orders his generals take it at all costs. As the enemy approaches Stalingrad, the Red Army and the local population rally to defend it in bitter house-to-house combat, stalling the German advance. In Moscow, Stalin plans the counter-offensive. Film II The Wehrmacht launches a last, massive assault, intended to overwhelm the defenders of Stalingrad. As the Red Army is pushed back to the Volga, Stalin orders the commencement of Operation Uranus. The German 6th Army is encircled, and efforts to relieve the Stalingrad pocket fail. General Friedrich Paulus, ordered by Hitler to hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Jaenecke
__NOTOC__ Erwin Jaenecke (22 April 1890 – 3 July 1960), was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 17th Army. Jaenecke served on the Eastern Front as commander of the 389th Infantry Division and later the IV Army Corps. He was wounded at the Battle of Stalingrad and flown out as one of the last higher officers. In April 1943 he commanded the LXXXII Army Corps, and from 25 June the 17th Army in the Caucasus and later the Crimean Peninsula. In a 29 April 1944 meeting with Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden, Jaenecke insisted that Sevastopol should be evacuated. He was relieved of his command afterward. Later, he was held responsible for the loss of Crimea, arrested in Romania and court-martialed. Heinz Guderian was appointed as a special investigator in the case. Guderian proceeded slowly and eventually Jaenecke was quietly acquitted in June 1944. Jaenecke was dismissed from the army on 31 January 1945. On 15 June 1945 he was arrested by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Blow
''The Third Blow'' (russian: Третий удар, Tretiy udar) is a Soviet 1948 biographical drama film directed by Igor Savchenko. Plot In April 1944, Joseph Stalin orders the Red Army to liberate the Crimea from the German occupiers. The Wehrmacht's local commanders beg Hitler to allow them to retreat from the vulnerable position, but he refuses. After a fierce battle, the Soviet forces destroy the German and Romanian units defending the peninsula and retake Sevastopol. Production The film's title was derived from the third of Stalin's ten blows, the Crimean Offensive of spring 1944, which served as the setting for the story. ''The Third Blow'' was the first of the 'Artistic Documentaries', a series of large-scale Soviet screen productions which were meant to present the official interpretation of the USSR's history, especially the history of the Second World War. As all the artistic documentaries concerned with the war, ''The Third Blow'' consisted mainly of battle scenes, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Russian Question
''The Russian Question'' (Russian: Русский вопрос, ''Russkiy vopros'') is a Soviet political drama by renowned filmmaker Mikhail Romm. OUP Oxford, 2003, , 731 p. The film is an adaptation of a play of the same name by Soviet poet and journalist . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
