Anthology of Russian cinema: 5 of the brightest actors of the 1940s who helped bring Victory closer

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

The forties were the hardest in the history of the USSR. War entered people's lives, and the task of cinema was to raise the morale of the people, show examples of brave and fearless warriors and ordinary citizens, instill in the hearts of viewers confidence in an imminent victory, educate the younger generation on vivid examples of true patriotism. During this period, a whole galaxy appears on the screens war films … Today we remember the actors who played the main roles in them.

1. Boris Blinov

Boris Blinov - the actor is amazingly talented. Despite the fact that he lived only 34 years, he managed to play in many films. The audience remembered him for the film "Wait for me", filmed in 1943 based on the famous poem by Konstantin Simonov. Blinov played the role of Major Nikolai Yermolov, who honorably completed his combat mission and returned to his home when, it seemed, there was no longer any hope of salvation. Only his wife Liza retained faith in his return.

Participation in the film "Wait for Me" was a test for the actor. During filming, he contracted typhoid fever, and fought the disease to the last to finish the job he had begun. Blinov lived to see the premiere, but after a few days the illness took over, and the artist was gone. His work remained in memory of him.

2. Evgeny Samoilov

Evgeny Samoilov lived a long and creative life, in his portfolio there are dozens of roles in cinema and theater. The 1940s became the period of his formation as an actor, approval in his role. During the war period, with his participation, such films as "Hearts of Four" and "At six o'clock in the evening after the war" were released. The latter was removed in 1944, when it was still so long before the victory, but there was no doubt that the Soviet troops would liberate Europe and prevent the spread of fascism.

In the film "At six o'clock in the evening after the war" Samoilov played the main role, the image of the artilleryman Vasily Kudryashov. The idea of the film is touching: the heroes make an appointment with each other on the day the war ends. Their personal exploits bring victory closer.

3. Nikolay Kryuchkov

Nikolay Kryuchkov in the 1940s, he starred in a number of films on a military theme ("Star", "Battle of Stalingrad", "Heavenly Slow Mover" and others). One of the most memorable was the role of Major Bulochkin in the movie "Heavenly Slow". In total, the actor's creative piggy bank contains more than 120 roles, awards of the honored and people's artist, numerous awards.

4. Alexey Dikiy

Fate Alexey Denisov it was not easy: he successfully performed acting roles in theater and cinema, tried himself as a director and head of acting troupes. For some time he even headed the Bolshoi Drama Theater, but was removed from office and sentenced to five years in prison for the fact that his activities were disagreeable to the NKVD.

Alexey Denisov is one of the actors who managed to masterfully embody the image of Stalin on the screen. He played the commander-in-chief in such films as Private Alexander Matrosov, Third Impact and The Battle of Stalingrad.

5. Pavel Kadochnikov

During the war years Pavel Kadochnikov actively acted in films, he played roles in such iconic films as "Defense of Tsaritsyn" and "Voroshilov's Campaign". Like many, he was eager to go to the front, but received rejections, since his work in the cinema was the best contribution to victory.

Perhaps one of the most famous films with the participation of Kadochnikov in the post-war years was the adaptation of Boris Polevoy's novel "The Story of a Real Man", where the actor played the role of the legendary pilot Alexei Maresyev … To get used to the image, Kadochnikov refused the help of understudies: he crawled through the snow in severe frost and was left alone with the bear.