Mosfilm - Definition

Mosfilm (in Russian, Мосфи́льм) is a Russian movie studio founded in November of 1923 by the Soviet State Committee for Cinematography. From the Stalinist period up to the 1980s, Mosfilm was one of the main creators of propaganda for the Soviet government. Apart from political pieces, Mosfilm produced many classics.

Some of the Mosfilm films

• 1934 Весёлые Ребята / Giddy guys (musical comedy)
• 1938 Волга-Волга / Volga-Volga (musical comedy)
• 1938 Александр Невский / Alexander Nevsky (historical)
• 1957 Летят Журавли / Cranes are flying
• 1966–1967 Война и Мир / War and Peace directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
• 1969 The Brothers Karamazov
• 1975 Дерзу Узала / Dersu Uzala (Soviet-Japanese joint production) directed by Akira Kurosawa
• 1979 Сталкер / Stalker
• 1979 Москва Слезам Не Верит / Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears

External Links

• Mosfilm official site (http://www.mosfilm.ru)