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

1914

Volga And Siberia

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Volga And Siberia

1910

Choosing A Bride For The Tsar

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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

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

1912

The Robber Brothers

4.8/3

Based on the poem by Pushkin. A thief and his gang are at their camp next to the Volga River. He tells them of how his father died in a river, and how...

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The Robber Brothers

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

Life and Death of Pushkin

5.5/4

The life and death of Alexander Pushkin is summarised in a 5-minute sequence of half-a-dozen scenes. The film's subtitles are in Russian.

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Life and Death of Pushkin

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

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

1910

At Midnight in the Graveyard

8/1

A group of young people made a bet, according to the terms of which they had to visit a cemetery at midnight.

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At Midnight in the Graveyard

1912

The In-Law

5/2

Lusha is suffering from her drunken husband. One day her father-in-law rapes her. Of course, she doesn’t dare admit it to her husband. So, unable to m...

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The In-Law

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

1912

The Peasants' Lot

5/1

Two peasants in feudal Russia wish to marry but tragedy strikes. A grim if familiar depiction of the precarious condition of the rural life.

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The Peasants' Lot

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

1909

Drama in Moscow

9/1

An actress is given a telegram in her theater bathroom in the presence of a fan: she has won the trial and can receive one hundred thousand rubles. Th...

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Drama in Moscow

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

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

1910

Adventure In The Park

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Adventure In The Park

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

1911

In A Lively Place

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Based on the 1865 play of the same name by Alexander Ostrovsky.

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In A Lively Place

1912

Miss Peasant

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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

1910

Crime and Punishment

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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,...

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Crime and Punishment

1912

Worker's Quarters

7/1

Based on the play of the same name by E. Karpov. The movie has not survived.

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Worker's Quarters

1911

Vasilisa Melentievna and Tsar Ivan the Terrible

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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

1911

It Shines But It Doesn't Warm

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It Shines But It Doesn't Warm

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

1915

The Last Day of Today

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The Last Day of Today

1909

Marriage

0/0

Selection of scenes from Nikolay Gogol's comedy of the same name. Lost movie.

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Marriage