Aleksey Vanin
Also Known As: Алексей Захарович Ванин
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Blagoveshchensk, Altai Kray, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Adult: No
Birthday: January 09, 1925
Age: 100 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 22, 2012
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Gentlemen of Fortune
Overview: Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1971-12-13
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Fiery Childhood
Overview: A small railway station in the Kuban is captured, but the wounded commissar Sabbutin miraculously manages to escape.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1976-01-15
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Отец и сын
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1980-03-31
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Mushroom Rain
Overview: The staff of the printing house went to the whole team for mushrooms. As they set out on their way back, they noticed that one woman was missing. Colleagues easily believed that she had left earlier in a passing car, and drove home themselves. In fact, the woman stayed in the forest.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1982-09-01
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Вишнёвый омут
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1986-04-01
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Импровизация на тему биографии
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Genres: Family
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-02-01
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Coming of the Moon
Overview: Due to bad weather, gymnast Katya Prokhorova, going to international competitions, ends up in her hometown of Razlelsk and, arriving at the school where she once studied, meets a young singing teacher and falls in love with him. A few days later she leaves, and upon returning from the competition, she confesses to him that she has fallen in love with someone else. Time passes. The singing teacher becomes a famous composer, but does not stop loving and waiting for Katya...
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-04-01
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This is Moscow Speaking
Overview: A poignant love story against the backdrop of the Great Patriotic War.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1986-08-01
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Moscow Parade
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1992-09-17
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The Red Snowball Tree
Overview: A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1974-03-25
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Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
Overview: Russian monk Grigori Rasputin rises to power, which corrupts him along the way. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-09-01
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Let's Talk, Brother...
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-07-26
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The Spaceship of Aliens
Overview: A story about a launch of one of the first "Vostok" space ships in 1960.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1985-06-06
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Spanish Actress for Russian Minister
Overview: A love story between a mythical Russian minister and an opportunist TV series actress.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1990-01-25
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Where Are You, Bagira?
Overview: A family movie about a friendship between girl and dog.
Genres: Family Drama Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1977-10-11
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Two Shores
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Gray Mouse
Overview: The dramatic story of the moral fall of a former plant director who became addicted to the “green serpent.”
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-10-12
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Нам здесь жить
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Secret of the Notebook
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Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-12-21
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Dangerous Friends
Overview: The cruel laws of the zone, whose inhabitants are divided into hierarchical clans, dictate their own conditions of behavior. The head of the institution, Major Kalinin, sees prisoners not so much as criminals, but as people who have stumbled in life, and tries to give everyone a chance to improve. But not everyone accepts his position...
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1980-01-28
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The Outskirts
Overview: The hero is an ordinary farmer, Philip Safronov, whose peaceful life is aggressively interrupted when his land is appropriated by a mysterious group to exploit its oil resources.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1998-10-04
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Through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles
Overview: Two friends, Dimka and Mishka, decide to send a bottle letter.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Трын-трава
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1976-10-15
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Your Son and Brother
Overview: Based on short stories by Vasiliy Shukshin. About the life and people of the modern Soviet village. Old Yermolai lived all his life in one village. He has four sons, each with their own problems. The youngest foolishly ended up in jail and, three months before his release, greatly missing his family, escaped.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1966-04-18
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My Best Friend, General Vasili, the Son of Joseph Stalin
Overview: Based on a true story of a sport star Bobrov, who happened to become befriended by Vasili, the son of Stalin.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1991-04-01
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Я сама
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1993-08-09
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For the Power of the Soviets
Overview: Petya meets his father from a partisan detachment in the Odessa Catacombs.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1956-08-02
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Fan
Overview: Malysh (Kid), a karate fan in late Soviets, tries hard to beat his way to the top.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Call Me from Afar
Overview: Grusha's (Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina) husband has left her and she is now a single parent to her adolescent son Vitya (Vladimir Naumenko). Her brother Nikolay (Mikhail Ulyanov) is determined to hook her up with his friend Vladimir (the film's co-director Stanislav Lyubshin). For Grusha and Vladimir to have privacy to build up their relationship, Nikolay decides his nephew Vitya needs to stay out of the way, so he urges Vitya to come live with his family for a while. However, Grusha's not so sure about the arrangement. Based on a play by Vasiliy Shukshin.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1978-01-23
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First Cavalry
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Genres: War History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1984-11-05
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Побег из тюрьмы
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Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1978-11-06
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Love in Russian 2
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Genres: Action Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1996-11-18
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The Maiden's Spring
Overview: The Maiden Spring choreographic ensemble goes on tour in the Volga cities. In love with the soloist of the ensemble Galina, the optician Volodya could not be among the passengers of the ship on which the artists sailed: on the occasion of the special flight, tickets for the ship were not sold. And then Volodya gets a job as an assistant cook in the galley (the only vacant place on the ship). A lot of adventures have befallen the new nutrition worker. The galley’s female team received him with pleasure, and the beautiful Nastya even fell in love with the young man a little, causing Gali’s jealousy ...
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1960-05-14
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Contrary to all
Overview: Russia early 90-ies. Freedom of speech and freedom of action. Many criminal groups are trying to grab a piece of the pie of the dying Empire. The thirst for power and money leads to more and more fights and murders. Another victim discovered by investigators in his own apartment. Alina is the only witness found sleeping at the crime scene. The case is entrusted to an experienced investigator who does not even suspect what a criminal hive he will have to stir up. The girl, fascinated by the constantly gloomy, but very charming detective, decides to help. But excessive talkativeness threatens the witness with death. A professional killer is already following in her footsteps...
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1993-08-08
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Back to life
Overview: crime drama
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1972-04-10
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The Extra Arrives on the Second Path
Overview: In the vestibule of one of the train cars Moscow-Dushanbe found the corpse of the passenger. Two random travelers - police officers Denisov and Kurbanov - have to conduct their investigation in very difficult conditions...
Genres: Mystery Crime TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1986-11-09
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The End of the Lyubavines
Overview: Based on the novel by Vasiliy Shukshin "The Lyubavines". In the winter of 1922, the Rodionovs, Vasiliy Platonovich and his nephew Kuzma, came to the remote Siberian village of Baklan, disguised as teachers sent from the district center to organize and build a school. In fact, this is an old Bolshevik and a young worker, authorized by the GPU, and their main task is to find out the whereabouts of a large and very dangerous gang, led by a former Kolchak officer, who instills fear in local residents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1972-03-27
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They Fought for Their Motherland
Overview: In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the countryside, the soldiers show their companionship, sentiments, fears and heroism to defend their motherland.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1975-11-05
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Afonya
Overview: The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Our Calling
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Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1984-04-24
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Dima Gorin's Career
Overview: Dmitry Gorin is awaiting the post of branch manager of a savings bank. But one day he accidentally gives an extra amount to a person who works in the taiga on the construction of the Siberia-Ural power transmission line. To return the money, Dmitry has to go to the taiga. But he is not in a hurry to return to Moscow. The fact is that he discovers a completely different life, which he likes, and meets the girl he dreamed of
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1961-06-12
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Love You. Waiting. Lena
Overview: The former paratrooper, and now the worker of the geological party Sergey Krutov, hurries to the station to meet a stranger girl and take a note from her for his friend - Having delivered the cherished message, he gladly learns about the arrival of the one he was thinking about, saving someone else's love.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1983-10-24
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Childhood Holidays
Overview: The film is based on the early autobiographical stories of Vasily Makarovich Shukshin. A bright, emotionally rich movie about the childhood of a boy from a distant Altai village, about his family — his sister and mother, about work, holidays, joys and troubles of ordinary Russian peasants during the Great Patriotic War...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-12-01
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You to Me, Me to You
Overview: Ivan Sergeevich Kashkin — the bath attendant of the most prestigious metropolitan bath. It’s not easy to get to him: reputable diplomats, well-known footballers, and the heads of the ministry are seeking the honor to steam. But Kashkin himself does not need to achieve anything, everything is at his service — from black caviar to tickets to the conservatory. And the hero’s cloudless life would have flowed, but then his twin brother Sergei fell ill and asked Ivan to replace him in his equally strange work.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-05-31
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Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Overview: During World War II, the Frenchman Léon Garros and Boris Vaganov escape from the Nazi concentration camp. After 15 years, Léon, who became a journalist, and his friends came to the USSR to make a report and find Boris in the meantime. In Moscow he doesn't found, and for the sake of meeting with a friend, Garros has to travel around the country by car... The foreigners are accompanied by Nikolai, the translator, who, in turn, is looking for his brother's runaway bride, Natasha.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1961-01-13
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World Champion
Overview: The young blacksmith Ilya Gromov from the White Keys collective farm wins the title of world wrestling champion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1955-02-16
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Максим Максимыч. Тамань
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1967-02-01
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See Our People!
Overview: In 1904, the Kazakh wrestler Hajja Mukan, inspired by the successes of the Russian hero Ivan Poddubny, the world champion in French wrestling, decided to perform on the big stage.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1985-12-22
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Time to Fly
Overview: Nothing like this has ever happened and could not happen in any of the airports. However, according to the authors of the film-parable, this tragicomic story is directly related to reality. It turns out that in order to properly fly airplanes, sometimes it is enough to fly to one chief. Of course with his seats. However, it does not prevent that the passengers themselves are very eager to go on a flight…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1987-01-18
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A Hero of Our Time
Overview: After the death of Bela, Pechorin was unwell for a long time, and then left the fortress and Maxim Maximych and left for Georgia. Since then, the headquarters captain had no news of his friend, often recalled and carefully carried his diaries in his wanderings. Five years have passed... Once at a post station near Vladikavkaz, Maxim Maximych with delight learns that Grigory Pechorin also came here. The long-awaited meeting brings an unbearable pain and bitterness of disappointment to the old warrior. In his hearts, he mercilessly parted with the travel notes of the ensign. And his random companion finds on the yellowed pages the story of the soul of an amazing, extraordinary person who brings misfortune to others all his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1967-02-01
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The Ringing of the Departing Summer
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-12-22
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