Mikheil Chiaureli

Mikheil Chiaureli

Soviet, Georgian film actor, theater, film, animation director, animator, screenwriter, sculptor, teacher; People's Artist of the USSR (1948). Winner of five Stalin Prizes (1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950). In 1909 he graduated from the Tiflis vocational school. In 1912 he graduated from the Tiflis School of Painting and Sculpture (now the Tbilisi Academy of Arts), a student of Yakov Nikoladze. Since 1915 he worked in the theaters of Tiflis, Kutaisi and Batumi as an actor, director and artist. In 1917, under the guidance of the historian Ekvtime Takaishvili, together with the futurist poet Ilya Zdanevich, the artists Lado Gudiashvili and Dimitri Shevardnadze, he was on an expedition to the southern regions of Georgia (Turkey). Archaeological activities were held in the churches of Ishkhan, Oshki and Khakhuli. In 1921, he participated in the organization of the Theater of Revolutionary Satire at the Georgian branch of ROSTA. From 1922 to 1924 he lived in Germany, where he worked in sculpture workshops, after which from 1924 to 1926 he worked as a sculptor in Tiflis (the author of the first sculpture of V. Lenin in Georgia). From 1926 to 1928 - actor and director of the "Workers' Theatre", "Red Theater" under Proletkult. From 1926 to 1941, he was the director and artistic director of the Georgian Theater of Musical Comedy named after V. Abashidze, organized by him in 1934 together with David Dzneladze on the basis of the mobile musical and drama theater "Kopteatr", which existed since 1926. Since 1928, he was the director of the trust JSC Goskinoprom of Georgia (since 1938 - the Tbilisi Film Studio, now - Georgia-Film), since 1940 - the artistic director of this studio. In 1946-1955 he was the director of the Mosfilm film studio, in 1955-1957 - the Sverdlovsk film studio. He taught at the film acting school at the Tbilisi Film Studio, in 1950-1960 - a teacher at VGIK (Moscow) (since 1951 - professor). Member of the CPSU (b) since 1940. Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 1-3 convocations (1937-1954). He died on October 31, 1974 at the age of 81 in Tbilisi. He was buried in the Pantheon of Georgian Cultural Figures on Mount Mtatsminda.

  • Title: Mikheil Chiaureli
  • Popularity: 0.4437
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1894-01-25
  • Place of Birth: Tiflis, Russian Empire
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  • Also Known As: Mikhail Chiaureli, М. Чиаурели, Михаил Чиаурели (I), მიხეილ ჭიაურელი (I)
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Mikheil Chiaureli Movies

  • 1940
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    Our Cinema

    Our Cinema

    9 1940 HD

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  • 1921
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    Arsena Georgiashvili (murder of General Griaznov)

    Arsena Georgiashvili (murder of General Griaznov)

    5.2 1921 HD

    Revolutionary uprising of Georgian laborers in 1905.

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  • 1926
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    Natela

    Natela

    2.8 1926 HD

    Love, adventure, and revolutionary uprising in 19th century Georgia.

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  • 1926
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    Khanuma

    Khanuma

    4.3 1926 HD

    Prince bon-vivant Levan Phantiashvili finds himself in a difficult financial situation. To make his life better he agrees to marry the merchant Adam Varakhidze’s daughter, Elo. The merchant is happy for this move opens the door in a high society for him until he finds out that Elo is not quite happy with his decision.

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  • 1922
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    The Suram Fortress

    The Suram Fortress

    4.6 1922 HD

    The legend of the Suram Fortress.

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  • 1925
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    At the Price of a Thousand

    At the Price of a Thousand

    1 1925 HD

    In 1905, the son of a revolutionary executed by the king's government continues his father's work. Due to the events of 1917, he is arrested, but he manages to escape and calls the workers to revolt. The revolution broke out in Georgia as well. In these battles, the life of a revolutionary dies, at whose grave he takes an oath of loyalty to bright ideas.

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  • 1963
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    General and Daisies

    General and Daisies

    1 1963 HD

    A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.

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  • 1963
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    General and Daisies

    General and Daisies

    1 1963 HD

    A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.

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  • 1960
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    Story of Young Girl

    Story of Young Girl

    5 1960 HD

    An Young, inexperiences girl had decided to live in the countryside, but she can't find her place among gloomy, unfriendly locals, Can't manage to do her job well. and decides to return to the city. However, her family thinks that her return would be inappropriate for their traditions.

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  • 1969
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    How Mice Buried a Cat

    How Mice Buried a Cat

    1 1969 HD

    The cat sits in the street dreaming. A group of three mice run out of the hole and boldly go to the cat. They tease him and grab his tail, but the cat seems completely absorbed in his dreams and does not notice them at all.

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  • 1969
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    How Mice Buried a Cat

    How Mice Buried a Cat

    1 1969 HD

    The cat sits in the street dreaming. A group of three mice run out of the hole and boldly go to the cat. They tease him and grab his tail, but the cat seems completely absorbed in his dreams and does not notice them at all.

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  • 1929
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    At the Last Hour

    At the Last Hour

    1 1929 HD

    1918 year. One of the southern cities is captured by the Whites. An underground Bolshevik committee is preparing an armed uprising in the city.

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  • 1926
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    Samanishvili's Stepmother

    Samanishvili's Stepmother

    4 1926 HD

    A poor nobleman, Platon Samanishvili, has a big family. One day, his long-time widowed father, Bekina, tells him that he'd like to remarry. Platon has a problem now: if his father gets a child, he has to share his already small land property.

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  • 1948
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    Keto and Kote

    Keto and Kote

    3.9 1948 HD

    Using a marriage broker, a Prince in dire financial straits plans to marry the wealthy daughter of a merchant, The girl is in love with the nephew of the prince. Forced by her father into the unwelcome match, she finds a friend in another matchmaker. They arrange it so that the prince will not like the girl when he meets her.

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  • 1934
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    The Last Masquerade

    The Last Masquerade

    5.2 1934 HD

    The revolutionary struggle of the Georgian proletariat is the central theme of this story. The narrative follows the life and fate of a young revolutionary named Mito. After the Mensheviks disrupt a railway strike, Mito is sentenced to three years in prison, and his father is executed. During his time in prison, Mito shares a cell with an old Bolshevik, which transforms the hot-headed and unstable young man into a conscious Bolshevik. Soon, World War I begins, and Mito, who has just been released from prison, is sent to war.

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  • 1937
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    Arsena

    Arsena

    5 1937 HD

    XIX century peasants' revolt and the life story of bandit Arsena Odzelashvili.

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  • 1946
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    The Vow

    The Vow

    3.1 1946 HD

    The story of Stalin and the Soviet people.

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  • 1951
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    The Unforgettable Year 1919

    The Unforgettable Year 1919

    4.6 1951 HD

    Soviet propaganda film in two episodes about Stalin's strong and cruel suppression of the 1919 anti-communist uprising in St. Petersburg, Russia. Stalin and Lenin are shown as heroes who destroyed the efforts of anti-communists led by White Russians with support from "bad" British capitalists headed by Sir Winston Churchill and Lloyd George.

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  • 1951
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    The Unforgettable Year 1919

    The Unforgettable Year 1919

    4.6 1951 HD

    Soviet propaganda film in two episodes about Stalin's strong and cruel suppression of the 1919 anti-communist uprising in St. Petersburg, Russia. Stalin and Lenin are shown as heroes who destroyed the efforts of anti-communists led by White Russians with support from "bad" British capitalists headed by Sir Winston Churchill and Lloyd George.

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  • 1965
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    You Can't See What You Have Seen

    You Can't See What You Have Seen

    3.9 1965 HD

    The young craftsman Gogia and the village girl Tasia fall in love with each other. Arriving in Tasia's village accompanied by a wedding procession, Gogia Can't find his bride anymore, Turns out by the order of Tasia's godmother, the duke's wife, she was taken to the duke's house as a servant. The elderly duke liked Tasia and decided to marry her. Gogia with the help of his friends, Karachokheli, tries to get his bride back.

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  • 1965
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    You Can't See What You Have Seen

    You Can't See What You Have Seen

    3.9 1965 HD

    The young craftsman Gogia and the village girl Tasia fall in love with each other. Arriving in Tasia's village accompanied by a wedding procession, Gogia Can't find his bride anymore, Turns out by the order of Tasia's godmother, the duke's wife, she was taken to the duke's house as a servant. The elderly duke liked Tasia and decided to marry her. Gogia with the help of his friends, Karachokheli, tries to get his bride back.

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  • 1929
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    Saba

    Saba

    4.833 1929 HD

    A rework of Boris Sigal's play The Trial of Stepan Korolev. Set in Tbilisi rather than Leningrad is a morality tale about the hazards of alcohol consumption that is nonetheless not without humor.

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  • 1931
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    Out of the Way!

    Out of the Way!

    1 1931 HD

    When the communists decide to renovate the city and try to demolish a badly positioned church, the religious citizens decide to fight for what is holy to them.

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  • 1934
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    The Last Masquerade

    The Last Masquerade

    5.2 1934 HD

    The revolutionary struggle of the Georgian proletariat is the central theme of this story. The narrative follows the life and fate of a young revolutionary named Mito. After the Mensheviks disrupt a railway strike, Mito is sentenced to three years in prison, and his father is executed. During his time in prison, Mito shares a cell with an old Bolshevik, which transforms the hot-headed and unstable young man into a conscious Bolshevik. Soon, World War I begins, and Mito, who has just been released from prison, is sent to war.

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  • 1937
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    Arsena

    Arsena

    5 1937 HD

    XIX century peasants' revolt and the life story of bandit Arsena Odzelashvili.

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  • 1938
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    The Friend

    The Friend

    1 1938 HD

    Our friend goes on a journey the world will never forget.

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  • 1938
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    The Great Dawn

    The Great Dawn

    5.4 1938 HD

    In 1917, the people of the Russian Empire are no longer willing to fight Germany, but the bourgeois government of Alexander Kerensky is unwilling to defy its imperialist allies and stop the war. Only Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Party is resolute in calling for peace. In the front, the soldiers of one battalion elect three delegates to travel to St. Petersburg with donations the troops collected for the Pravda newspaper: Gudushauri, Panasiuk and Ershov. The three arrive in the capital and describe the horrendous conditions in which the soldiers live to Joseph Stalin, Lenin's trusted aid and colleague. They join the Bolsheviks and take part in the storming of the Winter Palace, led by Stalin and Lenin. Stalin announces that the great dawn of revolution has broken.

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  • 1942
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    George Saakadze

    George Saakadze

    4.4 1942 HD

    The film tells about the struggle of the Georgian people under the leadership of the great commander George Saakadze for a centralized state.

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  • 1946
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    The Vow

    The Vow

    3.1 1946 HD

    The story of Stalin and the Soviet people.

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  • 1950
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    The Fall of Berlin

    The Fall of Berlin

    4.8 1950 HD

    Surrounded by a few party officials, Alexei Ivanov, a stakhanovist smelter, is decorated by Stalin. The "Little Father of the Peoples" takes this opportunity to invoke threats of war.... One day, war indeed breaks out. Bombs fall on the field where Alexei finds himself in the company of the schoolmistress Natacha, his fiancée. Alexei joins the Red Army and soon becomes a sergeant. Fighting rages and German troops advance. Natacha is arrested and deported. But the tide turns decisively with the German defeat at Stalingrad. Now the major offensive against Hitler can begin.

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  • 1953
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    Velikoye proshchaniye

    Velikoye proshchaniye

    5.5 1953 HD

    March 9th, 1953. A gray, sad day. Clouds float low over the Kremlin towers. A city that unrecognizably grew, prettier and matured - this Moscow froze in solemn grief. The country escorts its father and leader, Joseph Stalin.

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  • 1957
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    Otar's Widow

    Otar's Widow

    4.8 1957 HD

    The only son of Otari’s widow decides to serve in the serf owner’s house, and falls in love with the patron’s daughter for whom he can’t reveal his feelings to.

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  • 1960
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    Story of Young Girl

    Story of Young Girl

    5 1960 HD

    An Young, inexperiences girl had decided to live in the countryside, but she can't find her place among gloomy, unfriendly locals, Can't manage to do her job well. and decides to return to the city. However, her family thinks that her return would be inappropriate for their traditions.

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  • 1931
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    Out of the Way!

    Out of the Way!

    1 1931 HD

    When the communists decide to renovate the city and try to demolish a badly positioned church, the religious citizens decide to fight for what is holy to them.

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  • 1971
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    The Flea and the Ant

    The Flea and the Ant

    1 1971 HD

    Based on a Georgian folk tale.

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  • 1971
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    The Flea and the Ant

    The Flea and the Ant

    1 1971 HD

    Based on a Georgian folk tale.

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  • 1944
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    When Goebbels Is Not Lying

    When Goebbels Is Not Lying

    1 1944 HD

    Little cartoon

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  • 1943
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    Three Friends

    Three Friends

    1 1943 HD

    Jointly a turtle, a sparrow and a mouse stand up to a fox

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  • 1928
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    First Cornet Streshnev

    First Cornet Streshnev

    1 1928 HD

    The events of the film take place during the First World War in 1917 on the Caucasian front. First cornet of the military orchestra Streshnev, not interested in politics faithfully serves his stern commander Colonel Garaburde.

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  • 1949
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    Offended Toys

    Offended Toys

    1 1949 HD

    An animated film about cubs who did not know how to carefully play with their toys and constantly broke them.

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  • 1949
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    Spring Guests

    Spring Guests

    1 1949 HD

    A short film about respecting and preserving nature.

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  • 1974
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    Home

    Home

    1 1974 HD

    A satirical animated film about the shortcomings in modern construction.

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  • 1973
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    The Resourceful Hare

    The Resourceful Hare

    1 1973 HD

    The story of how a cunning rabbit tricked a formidable lion.

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  • 1973
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    The Resourceful Hare

    The Resourceful Hare

    1 1973 HD

    The story of how a cunning rabbit tricked a formidable lion.

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  • 1972
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    Oil Jug

    Oil Jug

    1 1972 HD

    The poor man found a jug of butter and began to dream about how he would become rich now.…

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  • 1972
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    Oil Jug

    Oil Jug

    1 1972 HD

    The poor man found a jug of butter and began to dream about how he would become rich now.…

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  • 1970
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    The Rooster Surgeon

    The Rooster Surgeon

    1 1970 HD

    The story of how a Rooster married a deaf-mute Chicken and, with the help of surgery, restored her speech.

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  • 1970
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    The Rooster Surgeon

    The Rooster Surgeon

    1 1970 HD

    The story of how a Rooster married a deaf-mute Chicken and, with the help of surgery, restored her speech.

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  • 1944
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    Malakhov Kurgan

    Malakhov Kurgan

    6 1944 HD

    A World War II era Soviet war film, focusing on the role of the Red Navy rather than land forces, and reviving the 1920s concept of the collective hero.

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  • 1950
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    The Fall of Berlin

    The Fall of Berlin

    4.8 1950 HD

    Surrounded by a few party officials, Alexei Ivanov, a stakhanovist smelter, is decorated by Stalin. The "Little Father of the Peoples" takes this opportunity to invoke threats of war.... One day, war indeed breaks out. Bombs fall on the field where Alexei finds himself in the company of the schoolmistress Natacha, his fiancée. Alexei joins the Red Army and soon becomes a sergeant. Fighting rages and German troops advance. Natacha is arrested and deported. But the tide turns decisively with the German defeat at Stalingrad. Now the major offensive against Hitler can begin.

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