1909

Vanka the Steward

10/1

A silent feature short film by Vasily Goncharov based on a folk song of the same name. It was filmed with actors from the Vvedensky Folk House troupe....

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Vanka the Steward

1910

Choosing A Bride For The Tsar

0/0

Based on the plot of L. Mey's play "The Pskovite Woman". A poetic legend about the arrival of Tsar Ivan the Terrible and his oprichniki in Pskov. Havi...

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Choosing A Bride For The Tsar

1916

Nina

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Nina

1916

Mirages

6.7/5

Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreciative of her sensitive, artistic nature, and of he...

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Mirages

1979

Cinema in Russia

4/1

Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of pre-revolutiona...

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Cinema in Russia

1910

Mermaid

5.333/6

"Rusalka" or "Mermaid" based on Pushkin, an opera by Dargomizhsky, and other sources: A prince and a miller's daughter have been involved in a romance...

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Mermaid

1910

The Queen of Spades

4.818/11

Based on Pushkin's short story: When his friends play faro, Germann always enjoys watching, but he never gambles himself. One day, as he is watching t...

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The Queen of Spades

1912

A Trip To The Moon

0/0

Not finished.

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A Trip To The Moon

1914

Snegurochka

0/0

Based on Alexander Ostrovsky's "The Snow Maiden"

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Snegurochka

1915

The Portrait

6.5/14

A man is increasingly unnerved by a mysterious portrait. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, the film is thought to have run about 45 minutes long, bu...

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The Portrait

1910

Boyar Orsha

7.333/3

Based on Lermontov's poem of the same name, Boyar Orsha (Peter Chardynin) leaves the service of Ivan the Terrible.

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Boyar Orsha

1917

The Dying Swan

6.402/41

After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enrapt...

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The Dying Swan

1914

Wicked Night

0/0

A young man discovers the reason his new bride killed herself.

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Wicked Night

1909

A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding

5/6

A dramatization of a wedding in 16th-century Russia, between members of two prominent boyar families (based on paintings by Konstantin Makovskii): Thr...

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A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding

1911

Defence of Sevastopol

5.094/16

First film ever that was shot by two cameras. Set in 1854-1855, in Sevastopol and Yalta during the Crimean War. Admirals Kornilov (Mozzhukhin) and Nak...

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Defence of Sevastopol

1914

Silent Witnesses

5.8/8

In order to allow another servant to go home to be with her children, Nastya agrees to serve in her place, as a maid in the household in which Nastya'...

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Silent Witnesses

1910

The Idiot

10/1

An adaptation of the Dostoyevsky novel.

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The Idiot

1913

Uncle's Apartment

5.714/7

A man rents out his uncle's room to all kinds of people.

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Uncle's Apartment

1910

Vadim

5/1

The landowner Palitsyn (Chardynin) long and successfully sues the neighbor. The lawsuit led to the ruin. He died, leaving orphans children — humpback...

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Vadim

1911

Eugene Onegin

10/1

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Eugene Onegin

1909

The Enchantress

10/1

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The Enchantress

1909

Mazeppa

5/5

Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria ru...

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Mazeppa

1914

Cold Souls

0/0

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Cold Souls

1916

Yuriy Nagorniy

0/0

Opera singer Yuri Nagorny is a famous celadon and a ladies' man. Easily and with impunity he breaks women's hearts. But retribution catches up with hi...

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Yuriy Nagorniy

1913

Bela

5/1

First film adaptation of the chapter “Bela” from Mikhail Lermontov’s A Hero of Our Time.

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Bela

1912

1812

4.625/8

Made in 1912, this film has become known as one of the greatest pieces of pre-Soviet cinema. The silent film tells the story of the Patriotic war of 1...

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1812

1910

The Peddlers

0/0

An adaptation of a folk song. On the plot of N.A.Nekrasov's poem of the same name. A domestic drama in 14 scenes about the life of wandering rural tra...

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The Peddlers

1914

The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights

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The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights

1916

Lina's Adventure in Sochi

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Lina's Adventure in Sochi

1916

Another's Soul

0/0

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Another's Soul

1909

Dead Souls

7/2

Film adaptation of excerpts from Nikolai Gogol's novel of the same name. Only two episodes are recreated faithfully: Chichikov's visit to Sobakevich a...

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Dead Souls

1912

Miss Peasant

0/0

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Miss Peasant

1909

The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov

9/1

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The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov

1911

Vasilisa Melentievna and Tsar Ivan the Terrible

0/0

Based on the drama by Dmitry Averkiev. The reign of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible. Boyar Vorotynsky loudly expresses his indignation at the untru...

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Vasilisa Melentievna and Tsar Ivan the Terrible

1914

Prince Serebryaniy

0/0

Based on the novel of the same name by A.K.Tolstoy. The movie is preserved without inscriptions.

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Prince Serebryaniy

1912

The Man

0/0

Based on the story "The Man from the Restaurant" by I. Shmelev. The creators of the movie are unknown. The movie is preserved without inscriptions.

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The Man

1924

The Landowner

0/0

Mid-19th century. An elderly landowner, bored with life, organizes balls, hunts, fistfights, and banquets. Among other things, he offers his serfs and...

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The Landowner