Soviet films of 1961
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s produced in the Soviet Union
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 in 1961 (see 1961 in film
1961 in film
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...

).

1961

Title Russian title Director Cast Genre Notes
1961
1961 in film
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...

April
April (1961 film)
April is a short romance-drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani. The film was produced in 1961 in Iosseliani's early period while still in his native Georgia....

Апрель (Geo. აპრილი) Otar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani
- Filmography :* Akvarel * Sapovnela * April / Ap'rili* Tudzhi * Falling Leaves, / Giorgobistve* Georgian Ancient Songs / Dzveli qartuli simgera...

 
Bootleggers
Bootleggers (film)
Bootleggers or Moonshiners is a 1961 Soviet short film directed by Leonid Gaidai.- Plot summary :The trio of Fool, Coward, and Experienced decides to get rich with the help of their samogon-making apparatus. The making of samogon goes well, and towards the end of their "work shift", they decide to...

Самогонщики Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Iovich Gaidai was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR & modern Russia...

 
Comedy, short
Chronicle of Flaming Years
Chronicle of Flaming Years
Chronicle of Flaming Years is a 1961 Soviet drama film directed by Yuliya Solntseva. Solntseva won the award for Best Director at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. -Cast:* Boris Andreyev* Antonina Bogdanova - * Zinaida Kiriyenko...

Повесть пламенных лет Yuliya Solntseva
Yuliya Solntseva
Yuliya Ippolitovna Solntseva was a Soviet film director and actress who starred in the silent sci-fi classic Aelita . She directed 14 films between 1939 and 1979...

 
Entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival
1961 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jean Giono *Sergei Yutkevich *Pedro Armendáriz *Luigi Chiarini *Claude Mauriac *Edouard Molinaro *Jean Paulhan *Raoul Ploquin...

The Cossacks
The Cossacks (film)
The Cossacks is a 1961 Soviet drama film directed by Vasili Pronin. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name.-Cast:* Leonid Gubanov - Dmitri Olenin* Boris Andreyev - Eroshka...

Казаки Vasili Pronin  Entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival
1961 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jean Giono *Sergei Yutkevich *Pedro Armendáriz *Luigi Chiarini *Claude Mauriac *Edouard Molinaro *Jean Paulhan *Raoul Ploquin...

Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala (1961 film)
Dersu Uzala is a 1961 Soviet film, adapted from the books of Vladimir Arsenyev, about his travels in Russian Far East with a native trapper, Dersu Uzala....

Дерсу Узала Agasi Babayan 
The Key
The Key (1961 film)
The Key is a 1961 Soviet animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow.-Plot:The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life....

Ключ Lev Atamanov  Animation
My Friend, Kolka!
My Friend, Kolka!
My Friend, Kolka! is a Soviet 1961 film directed by Aleksei Saltykov and Aleksander Mitta.-Plot:Kolka Snegeryov is boring at school and other children too. Work of the pioneer organization became into monotonous routine.The senior Pioneer leader Lydia Mikhajlovna's work looks externally all...

Aleksei Saltykov
Aleksei Saltykov
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Saltykov is a Soviet - Russian film director and screenwriter, People's Artist of the RSFSR . He is best known for his film The Chairman . Saltikov was born in Moscow...

 
Saveliy Kramarov
Saveliy Kramarov
Savely Viktorovich Kramarov was a well known Soviet actor, known for his comedic roles in Soviet films of the 1970s.He was born in Moscow. In 1979, shortly before emigration, he became a practicing Orthodox Jew....

, Yuri Nikulin
Yuri Nikulin
Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin was a well-known Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films.He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1973 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990...

, Anatoly Kuznetsov
Anatoly Kuznetsov
Anatoly Vasilievich Kuznetsov was a Russian language Soviet writer who described his experiences in German-occupied Kiev during WWII in his internationally acclaimed novel Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel...

 
Peace to Him Who Enters
Peace to Him Who Enters
Peace to Him Who Enters is a 1961 Soviet film written and directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. Set in World War II, it tells the story of three Soviet soldiers who try to rescue a trapped pregnant German woman by taking her on a dangerous drive to a hospital.- External links :...

Мир входящему Aleksandr Alov
Aleksandr Alov
Aleksandr Alov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1983 ....

, Vladimir Naumov 
Scarlet Sails
Scarlet Sails (film)
Scarlet Sails is a 1961 Soviet film produced by Mosfilm and directed by Alexandr Ptushko. It is based on Alexander Grin's 1923 adventure novel of the same name and stars Vasily Lanovoy and Anastasiya Vertinskaya. The story is a romantic fantasy and is described as a "fairy tale", though it...

Алые паруса Alexandr Ptushko 
Striped Trip Полосатый рейс Vladimir Fetin 
When the Trees Were Tall
When the Trees Were Tall
When the Trees Were Tall is a 1961 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. It was shown at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:World War II veteran Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov has become a heavy drinker with no interest in finding employment of any kind...

Когда деревья были большими Lev Kulidzhanov
Lev Kulidzhanov
Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter...

 
Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival
1962 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Tetsuro Furukaki *Henry Deutschmeister *Sophie Desmarets *Jean Dutourd *Mel Ferrer *Romain Gary *Jerzy Kawalerowicz *Ernst Krüger...


External links

  • Soviet films of 1961 at the Internet Movie Database
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