9 Movies Starring Sergey Bondarchuk

Escape by Night

Escape by Night

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-07-31

Languages:

Italian, German, Russian, English

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

82 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (406 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Sergio Amidei

Diego Fabbri

Brunello Rondi

Roberto Rossellini

Fullplot:

During WW2, in Rome , a trio of escaped Allied POWs find themselves in limbo as they try to avoid re-capture and reach their dispersed units. Michael Pemberton is a British Major, Fyodor Aleksandrovic Nazukov is a Soviet Sergeant and Peter Bradley is an American Lieutenant. A beautiful young Italian woman, Esperia Belli, agrees to give them shelter. She knows that despite Italy's efforts to break with Nazi Germany and join the Allies there are some Italians who are Fascist sympathizers and would gladly denounce Esperia to the German authorities. Hiding enemy soldiers or escaped POWs is punishable by death. Esperia hopes to get in contact with the Italian anti-Fascist resistance which could help the three escaped Allied POWs rejoin their respective armies. Until then, the fugitives are stuck in Esperia's attic.

Fate of a Man

Fate of a Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-04-12

Languages:

Russian, German

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (1440 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Yuriy Lukin

Fyodor Shakhmagonov

Mikhail Sholokhov (story)

Fullplot:

The story of a man (Andrey Sokolov) 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...

Seryozha

Seryozha

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-08-12

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (248 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Georgiy Daneliya

Vera Panova (novel)

Vera Panova (screenplay)

Igor Talankin

Fullplot:

Voyna i mir I: Andrey Bolkonskiy

Voyna i mir I: Andrey Bolkonskiy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1966-07-23

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

147 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (563 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Leo Tolstoy (novel)

Sergey Bondarchuk (screenplay)

Vasiliy Solovyov (screenplay)

Fullplot:

War and Peace

War and Peace

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-04-28

Languages:

Russian, German, French

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

427 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4410 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sergey Bondarchuk

Vasiliy Solovyov

Leo Tolstoy (novel)

Fullplot:

Eight-hour epic based on the book of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined. One is the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, who is unhappy in his marriage. Another is the "Great Patriotic War" of 1812 against the invading Napoleon's Armies. The people of Russia from all classes of society stand up united against the enemy. The 500,000 strong Napoleon's army moves through Russia and causes much destruction culminating in the battle of Borodino. The Russian army has to retreat. Moscow is occupied, looted and burned down, but soon Napoleon loses control and has to flee. Both sides suffer tremendous losses in the war, and Russian society is left irrevocably changed.

Dyadya Vanya

Dyadya Vanya

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-07-26

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (362 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Anton Chekhov (play)

Andrey Konchalovskiy (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother (Uncle Vanya) has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself. Sonya, the professor's daughter, who is about the same age as his new wife, also lives on the estate. The professor is pompous, vain, and irritable. He calls the doctor (Astrov) to treat his gout, only to send him away without seeing him. Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously, but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time drinking. The presence of Yelena introduces a bit of sexual tension into the household. Astrov and Uncle Vanya both fall in love with Yelena; she spurns them both. Meanwhile, Sonya is in love with Astrov, who fails even to notice her. Finally, when the professor announces he wants to sell the estate, Vanya, whose admiration for the man died with his sister, tries to kill him.

They Fought for Their Country

They Fought for Their Country

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-05-12

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

137 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (1060 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sergey Bondarchuk

Mikhail Sholokhov (novel)

Fullplot:

In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Red army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating soviet 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.

Que Viva Mexico

Que Viva Mexico

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-11-01

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (995 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Grigori Aleksandrov (additional material)

Sergei M. Eisenstein (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.

Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-10-31

Languages:

Russian, French

Countries:

Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, West Germany

Runtime:

130 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (138 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Alexander Pushkin (play)

Sergey Bondarchuk

Fullplot:

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