Soviet films about war heroes

List of the best Soviet films about war heroes according to the audience: Mirror for a Hero, The Music of Life, There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach, Gentlemen of Fortune, The Diamond Arm, Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures, Winter, The Forty-First, Man with a Movie Camera, The Passport.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.6
Genrefantastic, drama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration02:19

Two not quite similar men, our contemporaries, Sergey Pshenichny and Andrew Nemchinov, are walking in the street in their native mining town and found themselves in 1949. It's a common knowledge that real miracles happen without technical devices: time comes miracle happens. They spend in 1949 only one day the next morning they found that it is the same day that was yesterday. All several months, they spent in the past, they spent in one and the same day: the 8th of May, Sunday, the day of heightened coal production. In the morning to the coal mine, in an hour an accident in a coalface, at 10 o'clock wire from the Ministry, after work reunion concerning the Stalins anniversary; robbing of pay desk, death of policeman Ryabenko, in the evening - volunteer Sunday work… and in the morning the same, and so for ever and ever Philosophic fiction, accompanied by music of group Nautilus Pompillius. After a novel of S.Rybasa of the same name.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama
CountryHungary, Soviet Union

The Soviet-Hungarian film version of the biography of one of the most talented composers of our time, the classic of the Vienna operetta - Imre Kálmán, known for all his music for operettas "The Csárdás Princess", "Countess Maritza", "The Circus Princess", "The Violet of Montmartre", "Die Bajadere" and many others. The music of Imre Kálmán has no equal in operetta for its festivity, “elegance”, and the refinement of melodics and orchestration.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, crime
CountrySoviet Union, Russia, USA
Duration01:31

When mysterious Russian bandit named Artist came in USA, brave Russian special agent Fyodor Sokolov runs to States for defeat evil master.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:24

A kindergarten director Troshkin is a dead ringer for a criminal nicknamed "Docent" who stole the priceless...

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, crime
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:34

Semyon Gorbunkov goes on a cruise with a smuggler on board. In Istanbul, he slips and breaks his arm. What he didn't know is that this was a signal for the gang of smugglers.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, crime
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:35

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly. "Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures" was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1965.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama
CountrySoviet Union

On their way home through an unknown city, Alexander and his father are attacked and seriously injured by some drunken juvenile delinquents. The father dies, and Alexander becomes a dangerous witness, which must be eliminated.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama, military
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:33

An unexpected romance occurs for a female Red Army sniper and a White Army officer.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genredocumentary
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:08

A man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
CountrySoviet Union, France, Austria
Duration01:43

A man, who becomes mistaken for his brother who was immigrating to Israel from USSR, finds himself caught up in the middle of a bureaucratic mess when he realizes that if he tells the truth about who he is, he will go to jail and his brother's family will never be allowed to leave the USSR. He therefore assumes his brother's identity to get to Israel hoping his distant uncle living there will help him out. The plan backfires, however, when he realizes that the uncle is a paranoid lunatic thinking the KGB is out to get him. He becomes stranded in Israel with no friends, no money, and no passport, trying to figure out a way to get back home.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:40

The movie includes three diffirent skits, including different actors. The first skit is about a store owner who steals goods from himself. He is arrested and brought to court, to testify about a murder, while he thinks he is about to get busted for stealing. The second skit includes a cheating husband trying to survive in a love triangle. And the third skit includes a man trying to get married after seeing the bride only once in his life on a bus.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, military
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:31

Russian prisoners of war commandeer a tank and lead the Nazis on a cross-country chase in this World War II adventure drama. The Russians use their own tanks so the Nazis can use them as target practice to test a new anti-tank weapon. Knowing that death is near, the brave Russians run amok and tear down German monuments before heading out to a field where female slave laborers are working.

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:47

Shown a life in the remote siberian village. Vasia, who never leave his family, village, comes to pass summer holiday on the Black Sea. New world, new people - so, hi's temted by a half-crazy woman (Raisa Zaharovna). And after short time Vasia returns to his wife and children.

Markimdb: 8
Genredrama, military
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:30

The film tells about the fighting everyday life of the crew of self-propelled guns during the liberation of Right-Bank Ukraine. Junior Lieutenant Maleshkin, an unshooted graduate of the school, commands the crew of the self-propelled gun SU-100. All the subordinates of Maleshkin are older than him and much more experienced. The authority of the young commander is tested at every step, he quarrels, then reconciles with his crew. In addition, Maleshkin is very dissatisfied with the battery commander, he now and then threatens to remove the sluggish young officer from the command. In the crew of Maleshkin, various troubles constantly occur: either the driver will catch the commandant’s eyes in an untidy, grimy look, then a combat grenade with a dropped check will be discovered in the car, or a breakdown will occur just at the moment the regiment enters the march.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:32

The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:26

On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the closest people in his life, neither to his long-suffering wife nor young mistress nor friends nor work... It is about the men who never grew up and could not find themselves in the time of stagnation – gifted, charming, but infantile and lost, they never were able to realize themselves...

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:36

An automotive highway is scheduled to be built through the territory of a garage cooperative. A special meeting of the cooperative takes place to reduce the number of garages. As all was already decided and arranged by the chairholder and the board, the decision passes easily at the meeting. But one unexpected event happens - the meeting room's entrance has been locked by an anonymous member and the key is missing...

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama
CountrySoviet Union

Preferring geology, poetry, giving his exceptional talent to the cause, which he considered useful and necessary, Ishutin was difficult but glorious path finder. And remained in the memory of people (and especially sons) a selfless and dedicated. The prize "For the best direction" K.Ershovu 12-Union Film

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:25

Once upon a time there lived a Tsar named Yeremey who went on a year-long journey to take inventory of all he owned. One day he is kidnapped by the underwater Tsar Chudo-Yudo. When a ransom is demanded, the Tsar's family is faced with all kinds of intrigue and treachery.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, cartoon, short
CountrySoviet Union

A riotous dinner party where the guests are invisible to the viewer.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, crime
CountrySoviet Union

This is a story of a war between two powerful criminal gangs and their 'dons' (vory v zakone) in the communist Soviet Union. Corruption, cynical rhetoric, deaths of innocent people.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:11

A young boy finds a magic lantern that contains a genie, and when he frees the genie he's granted three wishes. He uses the wishes to help the princess of Baghdad and her father fight off an evil sorcerer who's trying to take over the kingdom.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:40

A drama about an affair between 18 years old dinning-room waitress and much older police investigator.




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