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There are many movies which are well-remembered and looked upon fondly in the former Soviet republics; famous lines or jokes from these movies are often quoted and some have even become a part of the Russian language as sayings and idioms. Most of these classic Soviet movies were produced by Mosfilm
and other state-owned film studios.

Genres

Action

  • Белое солнце пустыни
    ("Beloe solntse pustyni", "White Sun of the Desert") - one of the most loved Soviet films of all time. For more information on this type of movie, see Red Western.

Comedy

  • Джентельмены Удачи ("Dzhentelmeny Udachi", lit. "Gentlemen of Luck") - a schoolteacher played by Evgeni Leonov pretends to be crime boss Dotsent (who looks exactly like him) in order to gain information about a stolen artifact from Dotsent's two lackeys.
  • Иван Васильевич меняет профессию ("Ivan Vasilievich menyaet professiyu", "Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession") - a scientist's time travel machine ends up teleporting his landlord into 16th century Russia and bringing Ivan the Terrible into the present.
  • Двенадцать стульев ("Dvenadtsat" stulev, "Twelve chairs") - based on the famous novel of the same name by Ilf and Petrov.
  • Бриллиантовая рука
    ("Brilliantovaya ruka", "Diamond Arm") - starring Yuri Nikulin
    , Anatoli Papanov
    , and Andrei Mironov
    .

Drama

  • Ирония судьбы или с легким паром ("Ironia sudby ili s legkim parom", "Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath") - more information in the Irony of Fate
    article.
  • Обыкновенное чудо ("Obyknovennoe chudo", "Ordinary wonder") - a fairy-tale love story about a bear who has been transformed into a man by a wizard, and must be kissed by a princess to return to his original form.
  • Семнадцать мгновении весны
    ("Semnadtsat mgnovenii vesny", "Seventeen Moments of Spring") - a multi-episode film about an undercover Soviet spy, "Stirlitz
    ", in Germany during World War II. An entire type of joke, usually based on a play on words, has arisen from these movies.

Cyber-punk

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