An old man decides to find the body of his son, a Kazakh soldier who died fighting somewhere in Russia, to bury him in the land of his ancestors. Travelling across the land with his grandson, they discover the harsh reality of war. And when they finally find the coveted grave, they realise that...
The Soviet steamer Bogatyr delivers construction materials and rafts with timber to the earthquake-stricken city of Marto. However, foreign intelligence is preparing a sabotage operation on the Bogatyr...
Spring of 1944. The war is nearing its end. Thousands of concentration camp inmates were brought to the Normandy coast to repair the defenses damaged by Allied aircraft. On one of the islands, a small group of prisoners, led by Colonel Zakharov, prepares an uprising. The course of events was...
The film includes three short stories based on the stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko: "Crime and Punishment", "Fun Adventure", and "Wedding Event" about the negative phenomena of the provincial life of the young country of the Soviets: stupidity, drunkenness, money-grubbing, lack of spirituality.
The hero of the movie is a popular composer and jazz performer. He is certainly a gifted man. However, his character is... to put it mildly, uncomfortable. He lives by emotions, he cares little about the fate of people who love him. Some will think that he is right in his own way; some will think...
Forwarder Gaidamovich was assigned to deliver a ton of watermelons through the impassable taiga to a distant drilling site. Gaidamovich nursed his valuable cargo like a small child: he covered it with tarpaulin, laid straw, but he brought only a mountain of broken watermelons to the rig. But the...
A young worker Gavriil Ivushkin went with his comrades to the Altai steppe to build a commune. Gavriil Ivushkin endured the cold and hunger, the struggle against counter-revolution. But he could not hide his feelings for the beautiful Lyubasha, the daughter of a local "kulak".
An immature couple spends their vacation in their homeland, a Tatar village. She's a doctor. He probably works in the field of rocket engineering. Encounters with the forgotten past and loved ones help to restore the lost sincerity and warmth of feelings of both of them.
The characters of the movie — the plunderers of public wealth, the corrupt and the scammers are taking guests on a fishing trip Barber for auditor. The naive simpleton who refused bribes turned out to be a mystery for crooks more complicated than his keychain with a secret…
An eccentric musical comedy based on the tale of Korney Chukovsky. In Africa, monkeys fell ill. This news was reported to Dr. Aybolit by the monkey Chichi, who escaped from the robber Barmaley. Aybolit and his assistants — Chichi and the dog Avva — are in a hurry to save the monkeys from the...
Engineer Martyanov fights corruption and old methods of working at his institute after electing the secretary of the party committee. His clashes with the director of Proshin lead to serious troubles. Martyanov fights for the truth, refusing compromises, and although he loses his post, he receives...
On the eve of the New Year, a Belgian plane carrying a group of Antarctic researchers crashes in the area of the Pearl Mountains. Only the Soviet expedition responds to their call for help. For several days, Soviet pilots, despite the weather conditions and risking their own lives, set out in...
