Soviet films of 1959
Encyclopedia
A list of film
s produced in the Soviet Union
in 1959 (see 1959 in film
).
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s produced in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1959 (see 1959 in film
1959 in film
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....
).
1959
| Title | Russian title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| 1959 1959 in film The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters.... |
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| The Adventures of Buratino | Приключения Буратино | Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation".... |
Animation | ||
| Ballad of a Soldier Ballad of a Soldier Ballad of a Soldier , is a 1959 Soviet film directed by Grigori Chukhrai and starring Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko. While set during World War II, Ballad of a Soldier is not primarily a war film... |
Баллада о солдате | Grigori Chukhrai Grigori Chukhrai Grigori Naumovich Chukhrai was a prominent Soviet film director and screenwriter. He is the father of director Pavel Chukhrai.-Career:He was born in Melitopol in the Zaporizhia Oblast of Ukraine... |
Entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival 1960 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Georges Simenon *Marc Allégret *Louis Chauvet *Diego Fabbri *Hidemi Ima *Grigori Kozintsev *Maurice Leroux *Max Lippmann *Henry Miller... |
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| Battle Beyond the Sun Battle Beyond the Sun Battle Beyond the Sun is a 1959 Soviet science fiction film directed by Mikhail Karyukov and Aleksandr Kozyr. It tells of the "space race", with the USSR forced into competing with the USA to become the first nation to colonize Mars. Roger Corman acquired the film for US distribution and hired a... |
Небо зовет | Mikhail Karyukov and Aleksandr Kozyr Aleksandr Kozyr Aleksandr Kozyr is a Russian film producer and director. He co-directed Battle Beyond the Sun, a science fiction film, with Mikhail Karyukov.-External links:... |
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| Destiny of a Man Destiny of a Man Destiny of a Man Is a 1959 Soviet film adaptation of the novel by Mikhail Sholokhov, and also the directorial debut of Sergei Bondarchuk... |
Судьба человека | Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an... |
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| Extraordinary Accident | ЧП. Чрезвычайное происшествие | Viktor Ivchenko Viktor Ivchenko Viktor Illarionovich Ivchenko was a film director and writer in Soviet Ukraine.Ivchenko was born in the village of Bohodukhov, Kharkiv Oblast, on October 9, 1912.... |
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| A Home for Tanya A Home for Tanya A Home for Tanya is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Vera Kuznetsova - Natalya Avdeyevna* Lyudmila Marchenko - Tanya* Valentin Zubkov - Sergei Ivanovich... |
Отчий дом | Lev Kulidzhanov Lev Kulidzhanov Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter... |
Entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival 1959 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Marcel Achard *Antoni Bohdziewicz *Michael Cacoyannis *Carlos Cuenca *Pierre Daninos *Julien Duvivier *Max Favalelli *Gene Kelly *Carlo Ponti *Micheline Presle... |
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| The Overcoat The Overcoat (1959 film) The Overcoat is a 1959 Soviet film directed by Aleksey Batalov, based on Nikolai Gogol story "The Overcoat".-Cast:* Rolan Bykov - Akaki Akakiyevich* Yuri Tolubeyev - Petrovich* Aleksandra Yozhkina - Petrovich's Wife* Elena Ponsova - Landlady... |
Шинель | Aleksey Batalov Aleksey Batalov Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Soviet and Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.-Biography:... |
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| Sampo Sampo (film) Sampo is a Russian and Finnish language 1959 joint Finnish and Soviet production based loosely on the events depicted in the Finnish national epic Kalevala. A significantly edited version called The Day the Earth Froze was released internationally. This version was later featured in the American... |
Сампо | Aleksandr Ptushko Aleksandr Ptushko Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko is a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR. Ptushko is frequently referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," due to his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Willis... , Risto Orko Risto Orko Risto Eliel William Orko was a Finnish film producer and director.... |
Urho Somersalmi Ivan Voronov |
Science-fiction | Finnish-Soviet co-production |
| There Will Be No Leave Today There Will Be No Leave Today There Will be No Leave Today is a 1959 student film by the Russian film directors Andrei Tarkovsky and Aleksandr Gordon. Based on a real postwar incident the film is about an army unit trying to dispose unexploded bombs to save a small town. It was Tarkovsky's and Gordon's second film, produced... |
Сегодня увольнения не будет | Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century.... |
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| The Unsent Letter The Unsent Letter The Unsent Letter is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Tatyana Samojlova - Tanya* Innokenti Smoktunovsky - Sabinine* Galina Kozhakina - Vera* Vasili Livanov - Andrei... |
Неотправленное письмо | Mikhail Kalatozov Mikhail Kalatozov Mikhail Kalatozov born Mikheil Kalatozishvili was a Georgian/Russian film director. Born in Tiflis , he studied economics before starting his film career as an actor and later cinematographer.... |
Entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival 1960 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Georges Simenon *Marc Allégret *Louis Chauvet *Diego Fabbri *Hidemi Ima *Grigori Kozintsev *Maurice Leroux *Max Lippmann *Henry Miller... |
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| Virgin Soil Upturned | Поднятая целина | Aleksandr Ivanov | Yevgeny Matveyev | Drama | Adaptation of Mikhail Sholokhov novel |
External links
- Soviet films of 1959 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...