Aleksandr Medvedkin

Aleksandr Medvedkin

Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992). He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.

  • Popularity : 0.589
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1900-03-08
  • Place of Birth : Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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Aleksandr Medvedkin Movies

  • 1984
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    Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

    Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

    1 1984 HD

    The director's reflections on the modern politics of the Reagan administration.

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  • 1979
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    Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

    Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

    1 1979 HD

    About the difficult political situation in the world related to the arms race.

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  • 1993
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    The Last Bolshevik

    The Last Bolshevik

    7.4 1993 HD

    A documentary on Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin, examining his tumultuous career, the rediscovery of his masterpiece Happiness, and Russia's...

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  • 1930
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    Stop Thief!

    Stop Thief!

    1 1930 HD

    Lazy or incompetent peasants try to malinger and wriggle their way out of duties at the Kolkhoz.

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  • 1973
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    The Train Rolls On

    The Train Rolls On

    6.3 1973 HD

    This half-hour documentary focuses on Medvedkin and his CineTrain of the 1930s, a sort of mobile film workshop, complete with post-production...

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  • 2011
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    The Silence of Pelešjan

    The Silence of Pelešjan

    5.8 2011 HD

    A documentary about the Armenian avant-garde filmmaker, Artavazd Pelešjan.

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  • 1949
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    Ambulance

    Ambulance

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1934
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    Happiness

    Happiness

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1971
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    Night over China

    Night over China

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1977
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    Beijing - Anxiety of Mankind

    Beijing - Anxiety of Mankind

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1938
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    The New Moscow

    The New Moscow

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

    8 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

    8 1936 HD

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  • 1929
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    Watch Your Health

    Watch Your Health

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1934
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    Happiness

    Happiness

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Letter to a Chinese Friend

    The Letter to a Chinese Friend

    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Letter to a Chinese Friend

    The Letter to a Chinese Friend

    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Story of Tit... or the Tale of the Large Spoon

    The Story of Tit... or the Tale of the Large Spoon

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1962
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    Zakon podlosti

    Zakon podlosti

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1946
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    Liberated Earth

    Liberated Earth

    7 1946 HD

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  • 1939
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    Blossoming Youth

    Blossoming Youth

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1932
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    Gazeta #4

    Gazeta #4

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    How's Life, Comrade Miner?

    How's Life, Comrade Miner?

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1930
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    Stop Thief!

    Stop Thief!

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1941
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    We Await Your Victorious Return

    We Await Your Victorious Return

    5.7 1941 HD

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  • 1971
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    Night over China

    Night over China

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1956
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    An Unquiet Spring

    An Unquiet Spring

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1941
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    We Await Your Victorious Return

    We Await Your Victorious Return

    5.7 1941 HD

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  • 1954
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    First Spring

    First Spring

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1932
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    Kinopoezd - Cinetrain

    Kinopoezd - Cinetrain

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1976
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    Caution! Maoism!

    Caution! Maoism!

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1938
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    The New Moscow

    The New Moscow

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1984
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    Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

    Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

    Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1979
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    Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

    Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

    Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1956
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    An Unquiet Spring

    An Unquiet Spring

    1 1956 HD

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