Pyotr Chardynin Movies

Directed by Pyotr Chardynin.

Two peasants in feudal Russia wish to marry but tragedy strikes. A grim if familiar depiction of the precarious condition of the rural life.

Directed by Pyotr Chardynin.

The film adaptation of Taras Shevchenko’s biography of 1925 is the first Ukrainian biopic. At that time, it was one of the most expensive...

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

A tragic story of a ballerina.

About a young pretty bride, who cannot choose between all the grooms that circles around her...

Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreciative of her sensitive, artistic nature, and of...

Based on Pushkin's short story: When his friends play faro, Germann always enjoys watching, but he never gambles himself. One day, as he is watching...

Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a...

Based on Lermontov's poem of the same name, Boyar Orsha (Peter Chardynin) leaves the service of Ivan the Terrible.

This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.

A man rents out his uncle's room to all kinds of people.

To justify the fantastic adventures of the blacksmith Vakula, the authors of the film “simplify” Gogol’s plot: Vakula, having drunk...