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Vasyliy Vasylenko

Vasyliy Vasylenko

Acting
1867-03-24
Trostianets, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Sumy Oblast, Ukraine]

Biography

Born on March 24, 1867 in Sumy. He was an actor in the troupes of P. Mirov-Bedyukh, M. Sadovsky, L. Sabinin and others. Since 1925 - an actor of the Kharkov People's Theater. In cinema since 1910. Passed away in the 1930s in Kharkiv.

Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles

#1Ostap Bandura

Movie - 1924, 2h 15m as Ostap's father

9.0 / 10
Drama

Ukrainian Soviet film about the fate of a young Ukrainian peasant who became a participant in the revolutionary struggle.

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#2In the Clutches of the Soviets

Movie - 1926, 2h 15m as Officer

8.8 / 10

Day in and day out, factory worker Wolfer enjoys his luxurious life. But one day he wakes up after another night of drinking and is horrified to learn that the October Revolution has taken place. It took away the manufacturer's luxurious life. Wolfer's mansion, jewelry, and excess clothes were requisitioned. In the end, the manufacturer has to sweep the streets. He flees to Paris, where he finds a job in a circus with great difficulty.

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#3Dymivka

Movie - 1926, 2h 15m as Veselovskiy

8.8 / 10
Drama

A remote Ukrainian village. A poor peasant, Hryhorii Malynovskyi, wants to expose those who oppose the revolutionary changes in the village - the rich, led by Konstantin Popandopul, who have made their way into the village council and are ruling there. Since poor peasants enjoy certain privileges, the rich in the village council decide to exclude Grigory from the list of poor people. Outraged, Hryhorii goes to the city and writes a letter to the newspaper. Malynovskyi is murdered. The investigator uncovers the murder and the thieves are brought to justice. The film is based on the high-profile trial of the murder of the pro-Bolshevik rural journalist Hryhorii Malynovskyi in the village of Dymivka (later renamed Malynivka in honor of Malynovskyi in Odesa province, now Mykolaiv region), promoted by Pravda newspaper and mentioned by Stalin.

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