List of Soviet films of 1956

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

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1956

TitleRussian titleDirectorCastGenreNotes
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 AlekseevDrama
The Girl and the Crocodile Девочка и крокодил Iosif Gindin, Isaak Menaker Elena GranovskayaComedy
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 гарнизонZakhar Agranenko, Eduard Tisse Vasili Makarov, Vladimir Yemelyanov, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Anatoli ChemodurovWar film
The Killers УбийцыMarika Beiku, Aleksandr Gordon, Andrei Tarkovsky Yuli Fait, Aleksandr Gordon, Valentin Vinogradov, Boris Novikov, Yuri DubrovinStudent film
Magdana's Donkey Лурджа Магданы Rezo Chkheidze, Tengiz Abuladze Dudukhana TserodzeDrama
Maxim Perepelitsa Максим ПерепелицаAnatoly Granik Leonid Bykov, Lyudmila Kostyrko, Nikolai Yakovchenko, Aleksandr Borisov Comedy
Murder on Dante Street Убийство на улице Данте Mikhail Romm Yevgeniya KozyrevaDrama
Old Khottabych Старик ХоттабычGennadiy Kazansky Nikolai Volkov, Alexey Litvinov, Gennady KhudyakovFantasy
Othello Отелло Sergei Yutkevich Sergei Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva, Andrei Popov, Vladimir Soshalsky, Yevgeni Vesnik TragedyEntered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
Other People's Relatives Чужая родня Mikhail Schweitzer Nikolai Rybnikov, Nonna Mordyukova, Nikolai Sergeev, Alexandra DenisovaDrama
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 СолдатыAleksandr Ivanov Vsevolod Safonov Drama
Spring on Zarechnaya Street Весна на Заречной улицеFelix Mironer, Marlen Khutsiev Nina Ivanova, Nikolai Rybnikov Romantic drama
They Were the First Они были первымиYuri Egorov Georgi Yumatov, Mark Bernes, Mikhail Ulyanov War
The Twelve Months Двенадцать месяцев Ivan Ivanov-Vano Animation
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

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