Known for Acting
Russia. 1910. The once famous magician Arseny Vilsky has lost his popularity and drags out a miserable existence as a traveling circus performer. Gathering his remaining strength, he prepares to perform, to fulfill his last illusion.
Two short stories tell about a little bear named Pyatnashka, who learns about the world around him.
Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the countryside, the soldiers show their companionship, sentiments, fears and heroism to defend their motherland.
The action takes place in one of the major port cities of the North. Young welder Mark Talalin and foreman Ilya Besedin cannot find the true reasons for their disagreements and conflicts.
1942, Polar region. The Germans are preparing to capture Murmansk. The submarine Sch-721 is considered lucky, and its captain Aleksei Strogov has the ability to extricate himself from the most difficult situations. He also develops tactics for a periscope-free torpedo attack, despite the skepticism of colleagues and management. And now, when the Happy "Pike" had to take on board the crew of another Soviet submarine, and she was on the seabed with almost no oxygen, Aleksei manages to save people and perform the operation, paying for it with his life...
Life in a distant south town become to difficult for the young girl Ksana from Moscow...
A detective investigating the robbery also tries to help young man to avoid criminal future.
