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Yuri Zhdanov

Yuri Zhdanov

Acting
1925-11-29
Moscow, Russia

Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles

#1Stars of the Russian Ballet

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Vaclav (segment "Fountain of Bakhchisarai")

6.2 / 10
MusicDocumentary

An anthology of three filmed ballets, two written for the film and the third an abridgment of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Filmed in color.

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#2I Am Khortitsa

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.8 / 10
WarDrama

The hard days of August 1941. Enemy troops approached Zaporozhye, the island of Khortitsa was captured, and the Nazis shelled the city from its high banks. Our troops sought to recapture this bridgehead at all costs. Schoolchildren - fighters of the "Young Chapaevets" detachment - helped the Soviet soldiers.

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#3Maya Plisetskaya

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#4Moscow

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.4 / 10
Drama

Moscow, the 90s ... A city without a past and without a future. A city that doesn't forgive mistakes. Showing Moscow bohemia, the criminal business: nightlife, easy money, excitement and confusion form the surface of this life. The main characters of the film are businessman Mike and his friend and partner in smuggling Lev, a psychiatrist Mark and his school friend Irina who became the mistress of a nightclub, her two daughters - a crazy Olga working in the same club as a singer, and Masha - the “Moscow Princess” on the threshold of her thirtieth birthday. Love stories smoothly flow into a crime drama.

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#5Romeo and Juliet

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Romeo

5.2 / 10
RomanceMusicDrama

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.

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