Nikolai Batalov
Acting
Biography
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Born: December 6, 1899
Known For
Shepherd and Czar
Inspired by communist slogans, a simple shepherd named Ivan takes part in the Russian Civil War and becomes a decorated officer of the Red Army.
Mother
A Soviet woman is caught between her husband and son, who find themselves on opposing sides of the Russian Revolution.
Bed and Sofa
Life changes for a Moscow couple after they allow an old friend of the husband’s to move in.
Road to Life
Young hobos are taken to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards, and it works well. But crooks kill one of the young people when they try to damage the newly built railroad to the camp.
Aelita: Queen of Mars
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
Maiden's Mountains
The film tells the story of Judas and Satan wandering the world in search of a virgin who could become the mother of the new Evil.
The Yellow Ticket
Jacob, a farmer, returns from the war to his wife Marie and begs the landlord baron for a plot of land to rent. The Baron grants the request, but only for a barren, rocky, useless acreage. The pair struggle to make do on this land, but then the Baron demands that Maria leave her husband to serve as wet nurse to his married daughter Anya's new baby, on threat of eviction. While nursing the daughter's baby, Maria receives unwelcome attentions from the daughter's husband, and a scandal erupts, ruining Maria in her husband's eyes. When she escapes from her employers and seeks to return home, the police give her the yellow passport signifying a prostitute, further degrading her. She approaches home, unsure of the reception that awaits her.
Three Comrades
A new construction manager, Zaitsev, arrives in a small town. Two of his former comrades from the Red Army work here: Glinka, the director of the paper factory, and Latsis, the head of the timber rafting operation. Zaitsev advocates for the rapid expansion of the paper factory and surrounds himself with a group of opportunists. However, despite their long-standing friendship, after a series of revelations, he is forced to leave the town.
Horizon
A young Lyova travels with the hope of ascent from Czarist Russia to New York. Disappointed, he returns to the young Soviet Union and is glad to have found a simple work.
Treasure of the Wrecked Vessel
A group of divers are trying to bring up the wrecked ship from the Black Sea bottom.
Filmography
as Nikolay Panov
as Latsis
as Lev Abramovich Gorizont
as Николай Иванович Сергеев, организатор трудовой коммуны
as Maria's countryman
as Kolya, husband
as Pavel Vlasov, the Son
as Gusev, Red Army Soldier