Yevgeniya Melnikova
Also Known As: Евгения Мельникова, Evgeniya Melnikova
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russian Empire
Birthday: June 27, 1909
Deathday: September 10, 2001
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Nice Life
Overview: Fred, a young British sailor who accidentually finds himself in the USSR and after a number of comic adventures he, attracted by Soviet youth enthusiazm, goes to take part in Dneprostroy (building of Dnepr power station).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1932-03-17
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When the Trees Were Tall
Overview: The story of a man who routinely dodges all responsibility, bemoans fate, spends his days boozing, and refuses to work. The act of playing long-lost father to a pretty teenager spurs him to turn over a new leaf.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1961-12-25
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Circus
Overview: An American circus performer finds herself the victim of racism after it is revealed that she's the mother of a mixed-race child. In the midst of the public scandal, she finds happiness, love, and refuge in the USSR.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1936-05-25
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A Home for Tanya
Overview: The adopted daughter of Dr. Skvortsov, Tanya, having learned that her mother Natalya Avdeyevna is alive, who was considered dead during the bombing of World War II, decides to go to her in a distant village on vacation. She recognizes the woman who gave her life and lost her husband and sons due to the war, but cannot call her mother. Meetings on the collective farm with interesting people make Tanya think a lot and experience a lot. She discovers for herself a completely new, largely alien world to her. It does not immediately penetrate the sense of inner kinship with this world, its people, so unusual for her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1959-04-25
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How the Donkey Sought Happiness
Overview: After an apple falls on a donkey's head, he loses his memory and goes off to search for his fortune
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Goodbye, Boys!
Overview: Goodbye, Boys! is the coming-of-age tale of three teenagers graduating from a Communist school during World War II. It's summer, and their main goals are swimming in the Black Sea and wooing the girl all three of them love. However, they are asked to become officers in the military, and slowly their worlds begin changing forever. Their parents oppose them, they begin fearing losing each other and their families, and the military tricks and maneuvers them into joining the army instead of the navy
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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The Diamond Arm
Overview: A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1969-05-23
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A Border on Lock
Overview: A border guards are hunting a spy infiltrated to the USSR.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1937-11-11
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The Pilots
Overview: The daredevil pilot Sergei Belyaev takes a risk flying a plane which is not properly maintained and crashes dangerously, landing in hospital, his plane going up in smoke. The aviation student Galya Bystrova, having a crush with Belyaev, unfortunately tends to imitate him in the air. Later, heeding the advice of the wise headmaster Rogachev, they become experienced pilots. Bystrova is assigned to Pamir, and Rogachev, in love with her, is sent to Sakhalin.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1935-04-24
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Turner Alekseev
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1931-12-05
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Real Life
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1930-12-31
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The Fall of Berlin
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1950-01-21
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I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up
Overview: The parents of six-year-old Pavlik want to make an erudite out of their beloved son. They constantly force the boy to read a lot, study and achieve success. Mom and dad so want their son to be the first in everything. One day Pavlik comes to visit his grandmother in the village. Grandmother allows her grandson to go out alone for a walk. The walk turns into a fun journey for the young hero to Moscow...
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1982-04-30
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The Cat in the Bag
Overview: Under the guise of "student construction team of graduate students" a brigade of "covenants" arrives to the collective farm, expecting to get one thousand rubles for the construction of the "fountainarium" that is not envisaged by the estimate. However, under the gun of a local photo correspondent and the close attention of the collective farmers, Ruslan Ruslanych, a student of evening school, drunkard Tyulkin, illuminator in the theater Savchuk and hiding from alimony Panin, in order not to give himself away, are forced to work diligently and to be rehabilitated.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-09-17
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The Snow Queen
Overview: The film tells a story about the extraordinary journey of the modest little girl Gerda. She is looking for her friend Kai, who was kidnapped and taken to her kingdom by the powerful evil Snow Queen. In search of her beloved friend, Gerda ends up in the castle to the cunning, insidious and at the same time funny king, meets forest robbers. On the way, the girl will have many obstacles before the decisive battle with the Snow Queen. But Gerda’s faithful heart will overcome all adversity...
Genres: Family Fantasy Adventure Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1967-11-06
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A Hard Day's Monday
Overview: Having very skillfully organized the food production of "worse quality, but more quantity", the Tonap share partnership began to gain power. Khristoforov, the underground organization's head, is concerned about the spoiled products' sale, and he developed an operation to get closer to the city industrial council: asked for a meeting, and by Monday he ordered Stryapkov to find a gift. However, an incident occurred: the crown from the gold watch of Evlampius Kokin, a master of the sausage shop, was found in the sausage. Kokin, who had long been tormented by fear, without consulting with the leadership, came to the police himself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1964-06-06
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Life Anew
Overview: The Second World War has ended. With the victory in Moscow, front-line friends, Antonina, Fyodor and Alexey, move into Fyodor’s huge apartment, which was empty in the first years of the war, when his wife left him. Alexey loved Antonina all his life, but when he found out that she loved Fedor, he immediately left for his homeland, and Fedor’s wife unexpectedly returned.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1962-01-06
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Let It Shine!
Overview: White troops are approaching the village. A small garrison of Red Army soldiers decides to evacuate civilians and a wounded soldier to safety. This important task is entrusted to the young Komsomol member Efimka. The carts leave the village and travel along forest roads, but lose their way. At night, at a rest stop, Efimka, his mother and Verka talk about the future, about a forty-story house with a tower, a star and a spotlight - let it shine!..
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1960-12-01
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It Happened in Penkovo
Overview: Tractor driver Matvey Morozov returns to his native village from the prison. And he recalls the story of his marriage, his fatal love, failed betrayal and committed reckless “crime”, in which he doesn't repent at all.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1958-02-17
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Fate of a Man
Overview: The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1959-04-12
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