List of Soviet films of 1956

A list of films produced in the Soviet Union in 1956 (see 1956 in film).

1956

Title Russian title Director Cast Genre Notes
1956
Behind the Footlights На подмостках сцены Konstantin Yudin Vasili Merkuryev Drama
Carnival Night Карнавальная ночь Eldar Ryazanov Igor Ilyinsky, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Yuri Belov Comedy
A Crazy Day Безумный день Andrey Tutyshkin Igor Ilyinsky Comedy
Different Fortunes Разные судьбы Leonid Lukov Tatyana Piletskaya Drama
The Forty-First Сорок первый Grigori Chukhrai Izolda Izvitskaya, Oleg Strizhenov, Nikolai Kryuchkov War film, romance
For the Power of the Soviets За власть Советов Boris Buneev Aleksey Alekseev Drama
The Girl and the Crocodile Девочка и крокодил Iosif Gindin, Isaak Menaker Elena Granovskaya Comedy
Honeymoon Медовый месяц Nadezhda Kosheverova Lyudmila Kasatkina Comedy
Ilya Muromets Илья Муромец Aleksandr Ptushko Boris Andreyev, Shukur Burkhanov, Andrei Abrikosov, Natalya Medvedeva Fantasy
The Immortal Garrison Бессмертный гарнизон Zakhar Agranenko, Eduard Tisse Vasili Makarov, Vladimir Yemelyanov, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Anatoli Chemodurov War film
The Killers Убийцы Marika Beiku, Aleksandr Gordon, Andrei Tarkovsky Yuli Fait, Aleksandr Gordon, Valentin Vinogradov, Boris Novikov, Yuri Dubrovin Student film
Magdana's Donkey Лурджа Магданы Rezo Chkheidze, Tengiz Abuladze Dudukhana Tserodze Drama
Maxim Perepelitsa Максим Перепелица Anatoly Granik Leonid Bykov, Lyudmila Kostyrko, Nikolai Yakovchenko, Aleksandr Borisov Comedy
Murder on Dante Street Убийство на улице Данте Mikhail Romm Yevgeniya Kozyreva Drama
Old Khottabych Старик Хоттабыч Gennadiy Kazansky Nikolai Volkov, Alexey Litvinov, Gennady Khudyakov Fantasy
Othello Отелло Sergei Yutkevich Sergei Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva, Andrei Popov, Vladimir Soshalsky, Yevgeni Vesnik Tragedy Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
Other People's Relatives Чужая родня Mikhail Schweitzer Nikolai Rybnikov, Nonna Mordyukova, Nikolai Sergeev, Alexandra Denisova Drama
The Poet Поэт Boris Barnet Nikolay Kryuchkov Drama
The Rumyantsev Case Дело Румянцева Iosif Kheifits Aleksey Batalov, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Yevgeny Leonov Drama, Crime
Sasha Enters Life Тугой узел Mikhail Schweitzer Oleg Tabakov Drama
Soldiers Солдаты Aleksandr Ivanov Vsevolod Safonov Drama
Spring on Zarechnaya Street Весна на Заречной улице Felix Mironer, Marlen Khutsiev Nina Ivanova, Nikolai Rybnikov Romantic drama
They Were the First Они были первыми Yuri Egorov Georgi Yumatov, Mark Bernes, Mikhail Ulyanov War
The Twelve Months Двенадцать месяцев Ivan Ivanov-Vano Animation
Trista let tomu... Триста лет тому… Vladimir Petrov Sergey Dvoretskiy, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Natalya Uzhviy Historical drama film
A Weary Road Долгий путь Leonid Gaidai and Valentin Nevzorov Sergei Yakovlev Drama
The White Poodle Белый пудель Marianna Roshal, Vladimir Shredel Georgy Millyar, Mikhail Gluzsky Drama

See also