Forgotten masterpieces: 10 best adventure films of the Odessa film studio

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The Odessa Film Studio celebrated its centenary in 2019, but in fact, films began to be filmed here back in 1907, when it was a small cinema studio. In Soviet times, many bright and fascinating films were filmed at the Odessa Film Studio, which today turned out to be completely undeservedly forgotten. We offer today to recall the best films of the Soviet period, filmed at the Odessa Film Studio.

"Thirst", 1959, directed by Evgeny Tashkov

A real story that happened during the Great Patriotic War, when Odessa was left without water due to the capture of a nearby village by the Nazis, in which there was a water station. It was in this film that Vyacheslav Tikhonov, who played the role of Lieutenant Oleg Bezborodko, first tried on the jacket of a German officer in order to penetrate the enemy's camp.

"To believe the corrected", 1959, director Viktor Zhilin

This Soviet detective story contains elements of a real criminal action movie, with gunfights, chases and even a bank robbery. Lively vivid heroes, amazing acting and a fascinating plot make the film a real masterpiece of Soviet cinema. Moreover, in the roles you can see Georgy Zhzhenov, Maya Menglet, Vladimir Gusev and other wonderful actors.

"The Chase", 1965, directors Valery Isakov and Radomir Vasilevsky

The adaptation of the story of the same name by Yuri Nagibin tells the story of a gamekeeper who is fighting poachers. The picture turned out to be surprisingly piercing and filled with deep meaning, and in the roles you can see such wonderful Soviet actors as Nikolai Eremenko Sr., Yuri Solomin, Vera Vasilyeva, Lyudmila Chursina, Yevgeny Vesnik.

"Dangerous Tour", 1969, directed by Georgy Yungvald-Khilkevich

A musical on the theme of revolution is in itself a rather unexpected combination of genres. But Georgy Yungvald-Khilkevich managed to fully recreate the atmosphere of Odessa in 1910. Moreover, Vladimir Vysotsky and Nikolai Grinko, Lionella Pyryeva and Efim Kopelyan, Ivan Pereverzev and Georgy Yumatov helped him in this with their brilliant game.

"Angel Day", 1968, directed by Stanislav Govorukhin

A fascinating film with real heroes of its time can rightfully be called one of the best examples of Soviet adventure cinema. An exciting dynamic plot, an amazing work of the director and an incredible play of actors whose names are still remembered today: Ivan Pereverzev, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Evgeny Zharikov, Natalya Fateeva, Boris Andreev and many others.

"The Last Case of Commissioner Berlach", 1971, directed by Vasily Levin

The film tells the story of a terminally ill police commissioner who devoted the last months of his life to finding and catching a Nazi criminal. The film was based on the novel Suspicion by the Swiss writer F. Dürrenmath, and the great actor Nikolai Simonov played his last major role in it.

"Contraband", 1974, directed by Stanislav Govorukhin

The basis of "Contraband" was the story of Stanislav Govorukhin himself. Despite the fact that the leadership of the Black Sea Fleet opposed the picture in which the Soviet sailors appeared in an unpleasant role, and many of the moments described in detail in the story had to be omitted, the film turned out to be truly exciting and vivid. The cast is also impressive: Grigory Gai, Raisa Ryazanova, Nikolai Merzlikin, Nina Ruslanova, Yuri Puzyrev, Valentina Sharykina and many other talented Soviet actors.

"Special Forces", 1978, directed by Vadim Lysenko

The film, filmed more than forty years ago and telling about the real events of the Great Patriotic War, even today seems modern and relevant. To talk about patriotism and love for your people without pathos and high words, you need to have a special talent. And the director and the talented actors who starred in this wonderful film fully succeeded in making this narration fascinating and interesting for the audience of different ages.

"Ten Little Indians", 1987, directed by Stanislav Govorukhin

A surprisingly atmospheric and sometimes even eerie film directed by Stanislav Govorukhin based on the detective novel by Agatha Christie. This picture became one of the best detective stories, filmed in Soviet times thanks to the truly ingenious direction and the most talented acting of actors: Vladimir Zeldin and Tatiana Drubich, Alexander Kaidanovsky and Alexei Zharkov, Anatoly Romashin and Lyudmila Maksakova, Mikhail Gluzsky, Aleksey Vs Zolotnitsky …

Train Out of Schedule, 1985, directed by Alexander Grishin

The film is based on the novel "Triple Jump" by Alexei Leontiev and is one of the best examples of a Soviet disaster film. The picture is about courage and readiness for a feat for the sake of saving people, about honesty, self-sacrifice and courage. Surprisingly, with all this, the film is completely devoid of the pretentious rhetoric inherent in such tapes, but the talented acting, the amazing work of the cameramen and the director is impressive.

The history of the Mosfilm film concern began almost a hundred years ago with the First State Film Factory. Over the long history of Mosfilm, more than two thousand full-length films have been produced here, many of which are watched by viewers many times. We invite you to recall the amazing pictures created at the Mosfilm studio, which were undeservedly forgotten.