7 Movies Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk

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...

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.

Waterloo

Waterloo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-10-29

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

Italy, Soviet Union

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (5497 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

H.A.L. Craig (story)

Sergey Bondarchuk (screenplay)

Vittorio Bonicelli (screenplay)

Mario Soldati (dialogue: Italian version)

Fullplot:

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but has never faced Napoleon. Wellington stands between Napoleon with a makeshift Anglo-Allied army and the Prussians. A Napoleon victory will plunge Europe back into a long term war. An allied victory could bring long term peace to Europe. The two meet at Waterloo where the fate of Europe will be decided.

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.

Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire

Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-03-19

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Soviet Union, Mexico, Italy

Runtime:

135 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (109 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Sergey Bondarchuk

Valentin Ezhov

Ricardo Garibay

Carlos Ortiz Tejeda

John Reed (book)

Fullplot:

A chronicle of the Russian and Mexican revolutions in the early 20th century.

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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