Lev Sverdlin

Lev Sverdlin

Born: November 3, 1901
Died: August 29, 1969
in Astrakhan, Astrakhan uyezd, Astrakhan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Astrakhan Oblast, Russia]

Movies for Lev Sverdlin...

The Price
Title: The Price
Character: Solomon
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Two brothers who haven't seen each other for 16 years meet in the old house of their late father. And the reason for that was the sale of the father’s furniture. A successful doctor and a poor policeman conduct a dialogue in which the different life positions are revealed.
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The Elusive Revengers
Title: The Elusive Revengers
Character: Semyon Budyonny
Released: September 21, 1967
Type: Movie
Dan'ka's and Ksanka's childhood in the village has been brutally ended when their father was killed by the White Guard officer in front of their eyes. Seeking revenge they join forces with an intellectual from the city Valerka and jipsy Yashka, but before they get close to their enemy they have to help their village and advancing Red Army.
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Gunan-Bator
Title: Gunan-Bator
Released: February 2, 1965
Type: Movie
Gunan is a shepherd in love with the beautiful Oyuun, the daughter of the khan Iribsyn. When he is taking part in a competition for the hand of Oyun, he must defeat not only the rich princes, but also the three-headed monster Mongoose. Based on the Mongol folk tale of the same name.
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The First Trolleybus
Title: The First Trolleybus
Character: Sveta's father
Released: December 4, 1963
Type: Movie
Svetlana, young pretty girl, works as a trolleybus driver in a small town and almost all her permanent passengers are at least a little bit in love with her.
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Adults and Children
Title: Adults and Children
Character: Andrey Stepanovich
Released: July 20, 1963
Type: Movie
Several short stories tell the story of the complex relationships between difficult children and their parents.
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Three Fat Men
Title: Three Fat Men
Character: Gaspar (voice)
Released: June 3, 1963
Type: Movie
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Кубинская новелла
Title: Кубинская новелла
Released: July 26, 1962
Type: Movie
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Two Lives
Title: Two Lives
Character: Nikolay Borozdin
Released: October 16, 1961
Type: Movie
In the center of the film - two lives, two destinies. A simple, illiterate soldier Vostrikov of the Tsar's Army during the years of Soviet power grew into a devoted fighter of the revolution, he became a general of the Soviet Army, respected by all. A guards officer, a brilliant prince Naschyokin, who fought against Soviet power, emigrated from his native country and eventually became a lackey in a port restaurant.
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Разноцветные камешки
Title: Разноцветные камешки
Character: Grigoriy Afanasyevich
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
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The Birthday Party
Title: The Birthday Party
Character: Аждаха
Released: March 14, 1959
Type: Movie
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Night Guard
Title: Night Guard
Character: police commissioner Krechetov
Released: December 16, 1957
Type: Movie
The accountant of the commodity base discovers a small mistake in the documents, as told by the manager of the base. That night, someone hacked and robbed a safe with accounting documents, and committed the killing of an accountant. The case for the search for criminals was entrusted to police commissioner Krechetov and lieutenant Kasyanov.
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Wishes Fulfillment
Title: Wishes Fulfillment
Character: Mistigris (voice) / министр Мистигрис (голос)
Released: March 21, 1957
Type: Movie
If anything's possible, what's important?
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Different Fortunes
Title: Different Fortunes
Character: Ognev
Released: September 21, 1956
Type: Movie
Young Leningraders, yesterday’s schoolchildren, are entering adulthood. Sonya is in love with Styopa, but he loves Tanya, and Tanya prefers Fedya. The rejected Styopa leaves for a distant Siberian city and starts working at the factory, studying at the evening institute. Sonya leaves after him and gets a job at the same factory. Tanya and Fedya, having married, go to college, and the young husband has to earn some money as a driver to support his family. The selfish nature of Tanya refuses to put up with the modest position in which the newlyweds are forced to be, and she starts an affair with an elderly composer...
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A Magic Saving Stick
Title: A Magic Saving Stick
Character: Бей
Released: March 23, 1956
Type: Movie
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The Road
Title: The Road
Released: October 3, 1955
Type: Movie
A group of semitrailers is moving through a snow storm - and no one doesn't know that there is a spy between the drivers.
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A Tale of the Forest Giant
Title: A Tale of the Forest Giant
Character: Vladimir Vasilyevich
Released: June 20, 1955
Type: Movie
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Far from Moscow
Title: Far from Moscow
Character: Zalkind
Released: December 19, 1950
Type: Movie
The major oil pipeline construction is going on under heavy bombings by the Nazi Air-Force. The construction workers must work under dangerous conditions around-the-clock in order to deliver oil to the Armies on the front-line. The construction manager Batmanov resolves many problems.
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Alitet Leaves for the Hills
Title: Alitet Leaves for the Hills
Released: April 10, 1950
Type: Movie
Mark Donskoy went to the wilds of Siberia to film this Soviet movie about a community that resists the temptations of a wicked American capitalist who wants to exploit their lands.
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Story of a Real Man
Title: Story of a Real Man
Released: October 21, 1948
Type: Movie
Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.
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Cruiser 'Varyag'
Title: Cruiser 'Varyag'
Character: Japan consul
Released: December 13, 1946
Type: Movie
A story of heroic Russian war cruiser 'Varyag'.
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The White Fang
Title: The White Fang
Character: Matt
Released: June 6, 1946
Type: Movie
According to the story by Jack London. The history of the wild wolf, who picked up the boy and raised an Indian. After falling to the evil man - the owner of the bar, White Fang turned into a ferocious evil beast, coming out victorious from all the dog fights, which suited his enterprising owner. But once it strangled, snatched from the jaws of the bulldog engineer Weedon Scott. His kindness has transformed the beast.
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Days and Nights
Title: Days and Nights
Released: August 28, 1945
Type: Movie
This literary adaptation was the first Soviet feature length dramatization, as opposed to documentary film, on the momentous Battle of Stalingrad.
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David Bek
Title: David Bek
Character: Russian ambassador
Released: February 14, 1944
Type: Movie
The Armenian national hero, David Bek, leads a major Armenian uprising against Safavid Persia in the Syunik region in the 18th century.
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Wait for Me
Title: Wait for Me
Character: Misha
Released: November 1, 1943
Type: Movie
A story of true love set during the WWII.
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Nasreddin in Bukhara
Title: Nasreddin in Bukhara
Character: Nasreddin
Released: June 6, 1943
Type: Movie
Smart Man Nassredin easily penetrates into Bukhara Emir inner circle posing as Wise Man from Damascus. He becomes Emir trusted advisor, and even convinces the tyrant to relax the rule and release a lot of political prisoners (because stars favor this arrangement).
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His Name Is Sukhe-Bator
Title: His Name Is Sukhe-Bator
Character: Damdin Sükhbaatar
Released: October 12, 1942
Type: Movie
The film tells about the founder of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, the leader of the Mongolian People's Revolution - Damdin Sukhe-Bator.
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The Romantics
Title: The Romantics
Released: December 26, 1941
Type: Movie
Set in the high North, this tale of a Russian teacher who begins to educate the children of the Chukchi tribe reinforces the director's firm belief in the power of education to overcome distrust and establish a shared civilizational foundation for all human beings.
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Youth of Commanders
Title: Youth of Commanders
Released: May 13, 1940
Type: Movie
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My Universities
Title: My Universities
Character: The Guardian
Released: March 27, 1940
Type: Movie
My Universities (Moi universiteti) is the last installment of Russian director Mark Donskoy's "Maxim Gorki" trilogy. Having endured a painful youth in My Childhood and a torturous sojourn as a serf in My Apprenticeship, future writer Gorki reaches maturity with an insatiable desire for personal and artistic freedom. The "university" of the title is actual the school of Hard Knocks, as Gorky goes to work in the shipyards and commisserates with the hard-drinking, philosophical dockworkers.
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Minin and Pozharsky
Title: Minin and Pozharsky
Character: Grigori Orlov
Released: November 3, 1939
Type: Movie
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Guerrilla Brigade
Title: Guerrilla Brigade
Character: Chubenko
Released: July 29, 1939
Type: Movie
Episodic story of the resistance to the German invasion of the Ukraine in 1918 during World War 1, and made as an example of the guerrilla warfare and fierce spirit in which Ukrainian peasants were again resisting Teuton onslaughts in 1939. Highlights a small band of guerrillas and their battles using scythes, shotguns and, often, just clubs against the Kaiser's army in the Ukrainian forests.
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The Defense of Volotchayevsk
Title: The Defense of Volotchayevsk
Character: полковник Усижима
Released: January 20, 1938
Type: Movie
Japanese forces land in the port of Vladivostok during Russian civil war, supporting anti-communist forces, while local population joins Far Eastern Republic and partisans in the struggle against the intervention and White army.
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Circus
Title: Circus
Character: Cameo
Released: May 25, 1936
Type: Movie
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.
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By the Bluest of Seas
Title: By the Bluest of Seas
Character: Yussuf
Released: April 20, 1936
Type: Movie
Two men shipwrecked on an island in the Caspian Sea are saved by members of a collective farm, where they work on its fishing boats and woo the young woman leading the fishermen.
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Father and Son
Title: Father and Son
Released: April 14, 1936
Type: Movie
While a factory director is distracted by production problems, his adolescent son suffers from loneliness. His mother is dead, and the father – a kind man and exemplary communist, winner of a Lenin Prize – is unable to find the time to educate his son, or a way to express his feelings. After an argument, the young boy runs away and, at his own risk, joins a band of criminals.