Mikhail Romm Movies

Romm's "Ordinary Fascism" pulls out all the stops in its selection of documentary material to draw the viewer not only into absolute horror about...

Semyon Danilovich Petukhov was very surprised to found upon returning from vacation that he was declared dead and... buried.

Historical-revolutionary film about Lenin’s activities in the first years after the Great October Revolution in Russia.

Commissioned by Josef Stalin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin in October was the first of Russian director Mikhail...

Two young scientists are exploring new fields of nuclear physics. Dmitry Gusev and Ilya Kulikov are good friends, but rivals in love. Dmitry marries...

Historical epic about the legendary Russian naval commander of the 18th century, admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and his fight for Crimea during the...

The historical and biographic movie about the glorified Russian naval commander Ushakov. France begins aggressive wars. The Russian and allied troops...

Originally called World '68, later retitled The World of Today Romm’s film was conceived as an impassioned, large-scale essay on the origins of...

A film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Guy de Maupassant. The action takes place in the XIX century. Franco-Prussian War of 1870....

The film tells about a band of demobilized Red Army men and two civilians who cross a Middle Asian desert. They are forced to do battle with superior...

A story about tragic events in France during the German occupation in WWII.

Documentary made for the 60th anniversary of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein.

Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Leonov. The famous singer Ladygin, who has won success and fame, lives in a spacious apartment furnished...

Directed by Ivan Pyryev.

A Russian peasant woman is captured by Nazis and sold into slavery in Germany. Shown in Cannes in 1946.

Lenin Is Alive!

Documentary portrait of Dziga Vertov, father of documentary cinema.

The film is based on the play by K. Simonov. It is the story of an American journalist who spends time in Russia and sees socialism in action. Upon...