Russian and Soviet children's films
by iouri-belov | created - 9 months ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicGood Russian and Soviet children's films, which I have seen. All my lists: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur31165138/lists
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1. The Flying Carpet (1957)
G | 86 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A boy finds a special jug and releases an ancient genie. The powerful and kind wizard is ready to fulfill all desires, but he doesn't know anything about the reality of the 20th century.
Director: Gennadiy Kazanskiy | Stars: Nikolay Volkov, Aleksei Litvinov, Gennadi Khudyakov, Lev Kovalchuk
Votes: 1,488
"Старик Хоттабыч" (Old Man Khottabych) https://youtu.be/uvlL5kLeBRM (no subtitles) My textbook for learners of Russian is based on this film: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1160667
2. Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
150 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
The valiant Ruslan, who went in search of the kidnapped bride, overcomes cunning, deception, evil sorcery - and, in the end, defeats Chernomor the Wizard in a fierce battle.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Valeri Kozinets, Natalya Petrova, Vladimir Fyodorov, Mariya Kapnist
Votes: 484
"Руслан и Людмила" (Ruslan and Lydmila) Fairy tale based on A. Pushkin's ballad. Excellent music by Tikhon Khrennikov. This film enthralled me as a child. https://youtu.be/2UoO2t536Ko (1 part, English subtitles) https://youtu.be/FTDDGWDYGLc (2 part, English subtitles)
3. Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1967)
PG | 84 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A poor young man accidentally becomes the master of a wish-granting genie. A colorful tale of magic and love.
Director: Boris Rytsarev | Stars: Boris Bystrov, Dodo Chogovadze, Andrey Fayt, Otar Koberidze
Votes: 666
"Волшебная лампа Аладдина" (Aladdin's Magic Lamp) https://youtu.be/y_Oy9MHrEMI (no subtitles)
4. A Tale of Lost Times (1964)
85 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Four evil wizards decided to regain their youth. But for this they needed to find people who were wasting their time. Luck smiled at them in the face of four careless schoolchildren.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Oleg Anofriev, Grisha Plotkin, Sergey Martinson, Evgeniy Sokolov
Votes: 632
"Сказка о потерянном времени" (A Tale of Lost Times)
5. Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963)
75 min | Family, Fantasy
Olya and Yalo save the people of the looking glass from lies.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Olga Yukina, Tatyana Yukina, Tatyana Barysheva, Andrei Stapran
Votes: 1,486
"Королевство кривых зеркал" (Kindom of Crooked Mirrors)
6. Frosty (1965)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A fairy-tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Aleksandr Khvylya, Natalya Sedykh, Eduard Izotov, Inna Churikova
Votes: 5,525
"Морозко" (Frosty)
7. Meri Poppins, do svidaniya (1984 TV Movie)
141 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
A family hires a babysitter who seems to possess magical powers.
Director: Leonid Kvinikhidze | Stars: Natalya Andreychenko, Tatyana Voronina, Albert Filozov, Lembit Ulfsak
Votes: 1,522
"Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!" (Mary Poppins, Goodbye). A musical film for children, loosely based on Mary Poppins stories by Pamela L. Travers. The film has been especially popular for its songs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHUbnASEzPM (1 part, no subtitles) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eefix1T7KvA (2 part, no subtitles)
8. Chuk and Gek (1953)
47 min | Comedy, Drama
Followed by his two sons, Chuk and Gek, an engineer-explorer heads for a geologists'camp lost in the Ural white wilderness. He plans to spend New Year's Eve there with Chuk and Gek, among ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Lukinsky | Stars: Yura Chuchunov, Andrei Chilikin, Vera Vasileva, Dmitri Pavlov
Votes: 147
"Чук и Гек" (Chuk and Gek) https://youtu.be/XxAcmeVSe7E (my subtitles: English, Russian)
9. Cinderella (1947)
G | 80 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A young woman forced into servitude by her step-family gets a chance to attend the royal ball.
Directors: Nadezhda Kosheverova, Mikhail Shapiro | Stars: Yanina Zheymo, Aleksey Konsovskiy, Erast Garin, Faina Ranevskaya
Votes: 1,363
"Золушка" (Cinderella)
10. One Hundred Days After Childhood (1975)
94 min | Drama, Romance
A group of Russian teenagers spend their summer at a summer camp. Mitia falls in love and gets so occupied with his own problems that he forgets the others.
Director: Sergey Solovyov | Stars: Boris Tokarev, Tatyana Drubich, Irina Malysheva, Yuri Agilin
Votes: 1,018
"Сто дней после детства" (One Hundred Days After Childhood)
11. Tri tolstyaka (1966)
92 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Based on a famous fairytale by Yuri Olesha.
Directors: Aleksey Batalov, Iosif Shapiro | Stars: Lina Braknyte, Pyotr Artemyev, Aleksey Batalov, Valentin Nikulin
Votes: 449
Три толстяка (Three Fat Men)
12. The Snow Queen (1967)
85 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen".
Director: Gennadiy Kazanskiy | Stars: Valeri Nikitenko, Elena Proklova, Vyacheslav Tsyupa, Yevgeniya Melnikova
Votes: 982
"Снежная королева" (The Snow Queen)
13. Sadko (1953)
79 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Arriving home to find his native land under the yoke of corrupt merchants, an adventurer named Sadko sets sail in search of a mythical bird of happiness.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Sergey Stolyarov, Alla Larionova, Ninel Myshkova, B. Surovtsev
Votes: 1,228
"Садко" (Sadko) https://youtu.be/zedi4fgeMeI (English subtitles)
14. Solyonyy pyos (1974)
74 min | Comedy
A dog survives a bad master and finds a good one.
Director: Nikolay Koshelev | Stars: Vladimir Menshov, Tatyana Shestakova, Nikolay Lavrov, Vytautas Paukste
Votes: 53
"Соленый пес"
15. White Bim Black Ear (1977)
PG | 182 min | Drama
A white dog called Bim is looking for its owner. It encounters all kinds of people and situations.
Director: Stanislav Rostotskiy | Stars: Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Valentina Vladimirova, Mikhail Dadyko, Ivan Ryzhov
Votes: 2,438
"Белый Бим Чёрное ухо" (White Bim Black Ear)
16. The Adventures of Buratino (1976 TV Movie)
130 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Several adventurers - cruel and cunning, virtuous and brave - sets off on a quest for the Golden Key - a metaphor of happiness.
Director: Leonid Nechaev | Stars: Dmitriy Iosifov, Tatyana Protsenko, Roman Stolkarts, Thomas Augustinas
Votes: 2,245
"Приключения Буратино" (The Adventures of Buratino). Subtitles: https://www.opensubtitles.org/fi/search/sublanguageid-all/idmovie-389988
17. The Adventures of the Electronic (1979–1980)
215 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The Adventures of the Elektronic.
Stars: Yuriy Torsuev, Vladimir Torsuev, Vasiliy Skromnyy, Oksana Alekseeva
Votes: 2,243
"Приключения Электроника" (The Adventures of the Elektronic)
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