Movies: Aleksandr Levitsky

  • 1924
    The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks

    The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924)

    The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks

    5.91924HD

    An ignorant and prejudiced American’s visit of Soviet Russia goes off the rails after his luggage is stolen and he is separated from his bodyguard....

    The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
  • 1940
    Our Cinema

    Our Cinema (1940)

    Our Cinema

    91940HD

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    Our Cinema
  • 1912
    The Departure of a Great Old Man

    The Departure of a Great Old Man (1912)

    The Departure of a Great Old Man

    4.71912HD

    A group of peasants comes to see Leo Tolstoy and his wife, the Countess, to request some land. Tolstoy must explain to them that it is his wife who has authority over their land-holdings, and she will not help them. Stung by their negative reaction t...

    The Departure of a Great Old Man
  • 1925
    Cross and Mauser

    Cross and Mauser (1925)

    Cross and Mauser

    11925HD

    The film takes place during the pre-revolutionary years and the initial period of the Soviet regime. At a monastery shelter in one of Russia's western towns, orphan Yulka gives birth to a son from the shepherd Jerome. Matron of the shelter Pavlikha a...

    Cross and Mauser
  • 1927
    The Fankony Cafe

    The Fankony Cafe (1927)

    The Fankony Cafe

    01927HD

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    The Fankony Cafe
  • 1915
    The Picture of Dorian Grey

    The Picture of Dorian Grey (1915)

    The Picture of Dorian Grey

    6.21915HD

    A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all....

    The Picture of Dorian Grey
  • 1925
    The Death Ray

    The Death Ray (1925)

    The Death Ray

    4.91925HD

    In a capitalist country, workers are heavily repressed but manage to get a "death ray" to fight back. (A part of the movie is lost.)...

    The Death Ray
  • 1913
    The Keys to Happiness

    The Keys to Happiness (1913)

    The Keys to Happiness

    01913HD

    Directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yakov Protazanov, this two-part epic was the most expensive Russian film at the time and smashed box office records. It is now considered lost, with only a 4 minute clip surviving....

    The Keys to Happiness
  • 1915
    War and Peace

    War and Peace (1915)

    War and Peace

    01915HD

    An adaptation of the Tolstoy novel....

    War and Peace
  • 1915
    Petersburg Slums

    Petersburg Slums (1915)

    Petersburg Slums

    01915HD

    Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al....

    Petersburg Slums
  • 1917
    Nanny Goats... Doe Kids... Goats...

    Nanny Goats... Doe Kids... Goats... (1917)

    Nanny Goats... Doe Kids... Goats...

    01917HD

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    Nanny Goats... Doe Kids... Goats...
  • 1912
    1812

    1812 (1912)

    1812

    4.31912HD

    Made in 1912, this film has become known as one of the greatest pieces of pre-Soviet cinema. The silent film tells the story of the Patriotic war of 1812 when Napoleon attempted to invade Russia. This joint French and Russian film sparked major excit...

    1812
  • 1914
    The Kreutzer Sonata

    The Kreutzer Sonata (1914)

    The Kreutzer Sonata

    51914HD

    The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, re...

    The Kreutzer Sonata
  • 1916
    One-Eyed Likho

    One-Eyed Likho (1916)

    One-Eyed Likho

    7.51916HD

    The plot is the embodiment of everyday belief about the impact of a certain evil force on a person. The action develops in a peasant environment....

    One-Eyed Likho
  • 1918
    Three Thieves

    Three Thieves (1918)

    Three Thieves

    01918HD

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    Three Thieves
  • 1915
    Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons (1915)

    Fathers and Sons

    01915HD

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    Fathers and Sons
  • 1913
    The Broken Vase

    The Broken Vase (1913)

    The Broken Vase

    01913HD

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    The Broken Vase
  • 1917
    It Was Like That, But It Won't Be

    It Was Like That, But It Won't Be (1917)

    It Was Like That, But It Won't Be

    101917HD

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    It Was Like That, But It Won't Be
  • 1914
    Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina (1914)

    Anna Karenina

    01914HD

    An adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is having an extramarital affair that causes her grave consequences....

    Anna Karenina
  • 1920
    Mother

    Mother (1920)

    Mother

    01920HD

    Only fragments exist of this early version of Mat [Mother] by Aleksandr Razumnyj....

    Mother