Valentina Kovel
Also Known As: Валентина Ковель
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Petrograd, Russian SFSR
Adult: No
Birthday: January 23, 1923
Age: 102 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: November 15, 1997
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The Pickwick Club
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Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1986-09-13
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История лошади
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Energetic People
Overview: The heroes of Shukshin's play are indeed energetic people in the full sense of the word. Jacks of all trades, quick-witted and dishonest, grabbers and thieves, who can be called businessmen of the era of socialism, for whom there was no use for their practical acumen and intelligence. Tovstonogov and the actors breathed true life into these characters.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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The Third, Pathetic
Overview: The main character is the chekist Fyodor Dyatlov. He is in love with his friend Hippolytus' sister, the educated, intelligent Irina. At the same time, he harshly pursues the younger brother of Hippolytus and Irina Valerik. He is also a security officer, but in his youth he was tempted by a bribe. Fyodor investigates the case himself and puts Valerik in the hands of higher security officers. His possible happiness with Irina and his friendship with Hippolytus are at stake. But Fyodor is a real fanatic of the communist idea. For the sake of principles, he will do anything.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1960-12-05
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Khanuma
Overview: A classical romantic comedy set in Tbilisi, Georgia in the beginning of XX century.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1978-02-02
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The Year of the Dog
Overview: Former criminal Sergei meets Vera - an elderly unhappy woman who lives in a dormitory. After Sergei commits another crime, they run together and along the way they accidentally get into a zone contaminated by radiation. Sergei decides to stay there, but Vera does not leave him. At that moment three looters come to the territory.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1994-02-01
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Good Luck, Gentlemen!
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1993-03-02
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The Wheel of Love
Overview: A romantic comedy about a twenty three years old Kirill who suddenly decides to become a gigolo.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1994-11-11
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Spawn of Hell
Overview: Late-Soviet screen adaptation of the novel "A Pale Horse" by Boris Savinkov. A group of anti-tsarist revolutionary terrorists plot to assassinate the governor of a provincial town.
Genres: History Thriller
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1992-05-01
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I Wish to Speak
Overview: The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, she must reconcile her desire to build a bridge - and the new housing that will come with it - with the reality of resistance from the townspeople and her own grief.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1976-11-29
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The Truth! Nothing But the Truth!
Overview: About the trial of the October Revolution, which was organized in 1919 by the US Senate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Prohindiada or running on the spot
Overview: Comedy of manners with elements of grotesque. The hero of the tape - an employee of a solid research Institute San Sanych lubomudrov - an extraordinary personality. Charming trickster and subtle psychologist, he is fluent in the art of communicating with the "right" people.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1984-04-05
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Valentin Kataev's Humoresque
Overview: Based on the stories of V. Kataev "The Diary of a Bitter Drunkard", "Fur Coat" and "Pearl".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1968-12-01
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Криминальный талант
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Genres: TV Movie Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1986-01-31
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Next to us
Overview: The engineer and the reporter arrived at one of the plants of the Altai. They have just completed the institutions and are confident that the future is in their hands. At the plant, all relations are formed around the dubious glory of the Turner Milovidov. A fresh look, self-confidence and each other help friends to expose the "record holder".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1957-11-05
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Three Times About Love
Overview: Former soldier returns to his village only to discover that his girlfriend married another man.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-09-11
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The Highway
Overview: The film takes place during one day of operation of a railway line, the capacity of which is lower than necessary. A disaster occurs: a passenger train crashes into a tank train, the driver's assistant is killed, and traffic on the section is delayed. The film explores the patterns that led to the accident.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1983-08-08
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Russian Symphony
Overview: The protagonist finds out that some children were left behind in a sinking school, and is slowly driven mad as he tries to save them. A parable on the theme of the Last Judgment, numerous catastrophic events reveal a certain ambiguity in their origins, accompanied by the terrible suspicion that the things going on are some kind of a performance or theatrical production.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1994-08-25
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Heart of a Dog
Overview: "Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.
Genres: Drama Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-11-11
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Maigret and the Man on the Bench
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Genres: Mystery Crime TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-09-10
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Are You Kidding?
Overview: The film almanac of VGIK's graduates, consisting of films for children: "Otherwise We Are Lost," "Vanderbul Runs Over the Horizon," and "Are You Kidding?"
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1971-12-31
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Short Breath of Love
Overview: Having been captured, an Afghan officer decided not to return to his homeland. He settled in Finland, met Rita, a tourist from St. Petersburg, and lost his peace. Everything was against him: his beloved was older than him, had a sick son, the doctor treating his son loved her, and he himself, on top of everything else, was the son of this doctor...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1992-12-12
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In Broad Daylight
Overview: A group of friends, including Mukhin, a furniture factory worker, with his wife and son, go out on a day off. There are four drunk young men in the neighborhood. They pester vacationers and start a fight. They are rebuffed only by Mukhin. Protecting his wife and child, he hit the leader of a hooligan gang. Death was instantaneous. The rowdies turn out to be locals. They pretend to be victims, blaming the "tourists" from the city.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1983-09-12
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A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears
Overview: A student and chess lover Andrey Popov, while getting sick the night before a chess game with a chess world champion Karpov, falls asleep and is having a dream. In this dream, he finds himself in a kingdom ruled by chess figures and playing cards. Chess figures (who are in power) are in a state of sadness due to a misterious disease that struck their young prince. While Andrey attempts to help them, the cards are preparing a coup...
Genres: Family Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1976-06-06
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