Sergei Urusevsky

Sergei Urusevsky

Sergei Urusevsky (23 December 1908 - 12 November 1974) was a Soviet cinematographer and film director, renowned for his work with Grigoriy Chukhray, Mikhail Kalatozov and Yuli Raizman. His subjective camera style in I Am Cuba and The Cranes Are Flying is regarded as one of the best of all time, winning him several awards throughout his career. Urusevsky's work draws influence from Eduard Tisse, the cinematographer known for his work with Sergei Eisenstein on the film Strike. He was very candid in his admiration for Pablo Picasso and was even sent ceramic paintings from the esteemed artist. In 1946, Urusevsky became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and continued to be pro-communism for the entirety of his life.

  • Title: Sergei Urusevsky
  • Popularity: 0.9121
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1908-12-10
  • Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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  • Also Known As: Sergey Urusevsky, С. Урусевский, Сергей Павлович Урусевский
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Sergei Urusevsky Movies

  • 1969
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    Goodbye, Gyulsary!

    Goodbye, Gyulsary!

    6.1 1969 HD

    Based on Chingiz Aitmatov’s novel "Farewell, Gyulsary!" The story of Tanabai the blacksmith, father of three children, who upon his return from war became a herdsman, and his tragic love for the soldier’s widow Byubyudzhan. The lyrical poem has an additional storyline concerning the horse Gyulsary and his master Tanabai.

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  • 1973
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    Sing a Song, Poet

    Sing a Song, Poet

    3.7 1973 HD

    About the life and work of the poet Sergei Yesenin, his connection with his native country, its people and nature. Childhood, love, painful searches for his place in the new, revolutionary Russia — everything found a place in Yesenin's lyrics. Frames illustrating Yesenin's poetry and poems are side by side in the film with episodes of the poet's biography: the film reflects the days of his stay in America, World War I, revolution and village round dances, a daring uncle, a wise mother...

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  • 1943
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    Ukraine in Flames

    Ukraine in Flames

    5.2 1943 HD

    A 1943 Soviet war propaganda film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It is Dovzhenko's second World War II documentary, and dealt with the Battle of Kharkiv. The film incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets.

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  • 1957
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    The Cranes Are Flying

    The Cranes Are Flying

    7.9 1957 HD

    Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.

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  • 1955
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    The Lesson of Life

    The Lesson of Life

    5.8 1955 HD

    On falling in love with Sergey, Natasha gives up studies at a pedagogical institute and accompanies him to a construction site. In a course of time she realizes that her husband is interested only in his work. She leaves him, graduates from the institute and works as a teacher. But Sergey is fired for authoritative style of work and Natasha realizes that she must be near to him in his hour of need.

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  • 1969
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    Goodbye, Gyulsary!

    Goodbye, Gyulsary!

    6.1 1969 HD

    Based on Chingiz Aitmatov’s novel "Farewell, Gyulsary!" The story of Tanabai the blacksmith, father of three children, who upon his return from war became a herdsman, and his tragic love for the soldier’s widow Byubyudzhan. The lyrical poem has an additional storyline concerning the horse Gyulsary and his master Tanabai.

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  • 1969
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    Goodbye, Gyulsary!

    Goodbye, Gyulsary!

    6.1 1969 HD

    Based on Chingiz Aitmatov’s novel "Farewell, Gyulsary!" The story of Tanabai the blacksmith, father of three children, who upon his return from war became a herdsman, and his tragic love for the soldier’s widow Byubyudzhan. The lyrical poem has an additional storyline concerning the horse Gyulsary and his master Tanabai.

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  • 1941
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    How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich

    How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich

    5.2 1941 HD

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  • 1964
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    I Am Cuba

    I Am Cuba

    7.8 1964 HD

    Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.

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  • 1956
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    The Forty-First

    The Forty-First

    6.8 1956 HD

    An unexpected romance occurs for a female Red Army sniper and a White Army officer.

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  • 1955
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    The First Echelon

    The First Echelon

    4.9 1955 HD

    In one of the steppe regions of Kazakhstan arrives on Komsomol youth squad. Severe frosts, spring mud flows, exhausting work than their specialty - the development of virgin land does not come easy. But the young are young - they work, enjoy life, fall in love. In the center of the story - the touching romance secretary of the Komsomol organization and tractor driver Anne.

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  • 1953
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    The Return of Vasili Bortnikov

    The Return of Vasili Bortnikov

    4.4 1953 HD

    A veteran of World War II returns to civil life and the collective farm he once led, only to find his wife has re-married. Based on the novel "The Harvest," by Galina Nikolayeva.

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  • 1951
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    Dream of a Cossack

    Dream of a Cossack

    5.4 1951 HD

    Soviet filmmaker Yuri Raisman once more combines political dogma with solid entertainment values in Dream of a Cossack (aka Cavalier of the Golden Star). The title character, played by future director Sergei Bondarchuk (and billed for obscure reasons as Semyon Bondarchuk), is an ex-soldier who returns home to the Kuban region, there to take up life as a farmer. Instead, he galvanizes the local citizenry into participating in a massive construction project, which will result in a new power station and canal. Thus does Raisman offer an prime example of Russian collectivism while making it seem as though it had sprung from individual initiative. Dream of a Cossack is based on a popular novel by S. Babayefsky.

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  • 1950
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    Alitet Leaves for the Hills

    Alitet Leaves for the Hills

    5.6 1950 HD

    Mark Donskoy went to the wilds of Siberia to film this Soviet movie about a community that resists the temptations of a wicked American capitalist who wants to exploit their lands.

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  • 1947
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    The Village Teacher

    The Village Teacher

    5.1 1947 HD

    A life-long story of a romantic school teacher who left imperial St. Petersburg for teaching country children. Driven by noble intentions to enlighten people and examples by 1880s revolutionary "People's Will" member teachers, a young woman spent her life in a village and evidenced the changes a Russian village has undergone from pre-revolutionary tsarist times to late 1940s.

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  • 1942
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    The 69th Parallel

    The 69th Parallel

    1 1942 HD

    The Arctic operation linking up with the Allies through the Barents Sea and Murmansk.

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  • 1960
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    Letter Never Sent

    Letter Never Sent

    7.1 1960 HD

    Four geologists are searching for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia. After a long and tiresome journey they manage to find their luck and put the diamond mine on the map. The map must be delivered back to Moscow. But on the day of their departure a terrible forest fire wreaks havoc, and the geologists get trapped in the woods.

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  • 1973
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    Sing a Song, Poet

    Sing a Song, Poet

    3.7 1973 HD

    About the life and work of the poet Sergei Yesenin, his connection with his native country, its people and nature. Childhood, love, painful searches for his place in the new, revolutionary Russia — everything found a place in Yesenin's lyrics. Frames illustrating Yesenin's poetry and poems are side by side in the film with episodes of the poet's biography: the film reflects the days of his stay in America, World War I, revolution and village round dances, a daring uncle, a wise mother...

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  • 1973
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    Sing a Song, Poet

    Sing a Song, Poet

    3.7 1973 HD

    About the life and work of the poet Sergei Yesenin, his connection with his native country, its people and nature. Childhood, love, painful searches for his place in the new, revolutionary Russia — everything found a place in Yesenin's lyrics. Frames illustrating Yesenin's poetry and poems are side by side in the film with episodes of the poet's biography: the film reflects the days of his stay in America, World War I, revolution and village round dances, a daring uncle, a wise mother...

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  • 1946
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    Sinegoriya

    Sinegoriya

    1 1946 HD

    A story about the boys and their life during the WWII. Based on Lev Kassil book.

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  • 1941
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    The Disappearance of "Eagle"

    The Disappearance of "Eagle"

    1 1941 HD

    In the fall of 1920, when the Red Army fought on the outskirts of Novorossiysk, one of the best ships of the Russian fleet “Oryol” stood at the berths of the port. The ship's boatswain, the hiding communist Mikhail Gruzdev, convinced Captain Chistyakov to keep the Eagle and return it to the red flag. Soon the legendary ship aboard the White Guards pursued by the Red Army left Novorossiysk. History left no trace of the further fate of the "Eagle" and its crew. It was believed that Chistyakov handed over the ship to the White Guards, and they took him abroad. Many years later, the captain of the ship “Flounder” Mikhail Gruzdev, confident in Chistyakov’s uncompromising attitude, obtained permission - and set about searching for the missing ship.

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  • 1945
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    Agentful Secret

    Agentful Secret

    7.5 1945 HD

    The Second World War. A new L-2 heavy duty gun is being supplied to the Soviet Army. German intelligence needs to seize a new secret weapon.

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