Tatyana Samoylova

Born: 1934-05-04

Tatiana Yevgenyevna Samoilova (Russian: Татья́на Евге́ньевна Само́йлова; 4 May 1934 – 4 May 2014) was a Soviet and Russian film actress best known for her lead role in The Cranes Are Flying. She received a number of awards for the film, including a special mention at the Cannes Film Festival. Samoilova had several major roles in the 1960s before largely disappearing from public life. In 1993, she was named a People's Artist of Russia. She made a comeback in the 2000s and received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Moscow Film Festival.


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The Cranes Are Flying

as Veronika
Released: 1957-10-12

Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river,...

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Letter Never Sent

as Tanya
Released: 1960-06-27

Four geologists are searching for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia. After a long and...

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Attack and Retreat

as Sonya
Released: 1964-09-16

Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army...

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Anna Karenina

as Anna Karenina
Released: 1967-11-06

The plot of the film is the love of a married woman, Anna Karenina, and a young officer, Aleksei...

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Anna Karamazoff

as uncredited
Released: 1991-05-01

This film is of interest primarily because it contains within it the entire surviving footage of...

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Far from Sunset Boulevard

as Lidiya Polyakova in old age
Released: 2008-05-07

The thirties, the heyday of Soviet film production. The story of the famed couple's glory — a...

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Nirvana

as Margarita Ivanovna
Released: 2008-06-24

Young Alisa is fed up with her life in Moscow, and moves to St. Petersburg. Her roommates in the...

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Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

as Olenetskaya
Released: 1976-06-21

In 1921, the Cheka became aware that gold and jewelry were stolen from the treasury of Gokhran,...

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Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend

as Natasha
Released: 1961-01-13

During World War II, the Frenchman Léon Garros and Boris Vaganov escape from the Nazi...

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The Ocean

as Masha
Released: 1974-07-22

Three classmates of the naval school met many years later in the Northern Fleet. Their fates...

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The End of a Beautiful Epoch

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2015-06-07

Drama based on life and stories of one of the most popular Soviet/Russian writers - Sergei Dovlatov.

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If I Had Four Dromedaries

as Self (photo)
Released: 1966-11-01

Composed entirely of still photographs shot by Marker himself over the course of his restless...

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No Return

as Nastyura Shevtsova
Released: 1974-04-08

According to the story of the same name by Anatoli Kalinin. The love story of Antonina and the...

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There is No Death For Me

as herself
Released: 2000-11-03

It is a documentary story about five legends of russian cinema: Nonna Mordyukova, Tatyana...

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Mommy

as uncredited
Released: 1999-03-31

After Polina, a mother of six, loses her husband, who went to jail for stealing charcoal and was...

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24 Hours

as mother
Released: 2000-11-03

Feliks, professional killer, has only 24 hours to get to the distant island, where his beloved...

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I Don't Want to Be Filmed

as камео
Released: 1967-07-31

A test film for black-and-white television, made by Mosfilm in 1967. A girl dreaming to be in...

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Unexpected Joy

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

Unfinished and lost film directed by Rustam Khamdamov, shot in 1972-1974.

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A Long Path on a Short Day

as Yekaterina Zolotarenko
Released: 1972-10-16

Based on the novel by Natan Rybak “Soldiers Without Uniforms”. Director of a research institute...

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Alba Regia

as Alba
Released: 1961-03-30

A Hungarian doctor, Dr. Hajnal, who always considered himself out of politics, falls in love...

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The Mexican

as Maria
Released: 1956-04-13

Based on the short story by Jack London. 1910 year. Mexican patriots are preparing an uprising...

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A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov

as Self
Released: 2006-01-01

The career of revered Russian filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov is explored in this documentary film...

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Tanya...

as herself
Released: 2018-08-13

Documentary film dedicated to the destiny of the great Soviet actress Tatyana Samoylova

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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Tonight

as Self
First aired: 2012-09-01

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