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Mikhail Zharov

Date of birth: 1899-10-27

Place of birth: Moscow, Russia

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov, M.I. Jaroff, M. Zharov, Михаил Иванович Жаров, Michail Iwanowitsch Scharow, Mihail Žarov, M. I. Jaroff, М. Жаров

Mikhail Zharov

Biography

Movie Credits

Чужой бумажник
0

Чужой бумажник

1962-01-08

Vacationing in a Crimean sanatorium, Nikolai Nikanorovich Staroseltsev finds someone else's wallet o

Our Cinema
4.5

Our Cinema

1940-07-01

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
3.6

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

1958-10-10

This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertake

Chess Fever
3.1

Chess Fever

1925-12-21

With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the

Engineer Kochin's Error
2.4

Engineer Kochin's Error

1939-10-05

Engineer-designer of the Moscow aviation plant Cochin took the secret blueprints home. He didn't kno

Three Comrades
2.3

Three Comrades

1935-02-13

A new construction manager, Zaitsev, arrives in a small town. Two of his former comrades from the Re

Peter the First, Part II
1.9

Peter the First, Part II

1938-08-22

Depicts Russian Tsar Peter the First's conquest over the Swedes and his son Aleksey's plot to overth

Peter the First, Part I
2.4

Peter the First, Part I

1937-08-30

This, the first Soviet depiction of Peter the Great, set the stage for what would become the post-Re

Tsar Ivan Vasilevich The Terrible
2.5

Tsar Ivan Vasilevich The Terrible

1915-10-20

This film was a true peculiarity, a filmed version of the great Feodor Chaliapin in one of his most

Bohdan Khmelnytskyi
1.7

Bohdan Khmelnytskyi

1941-04-07

Year 1648. Ukraine under the oppression of Poland. Polish nobility committing outrage, burning villa

Miss Mend
2.8

Miss Mend

1926-10-01

Three reporters and an office girl are trying to stop a bacteriological strike by some powerful west

Two-Buldi-Two
3.5

Two-Buldi-Two

1929-01-01

Naturally, the circus milieu of 2 Buldy 2 (1929) encourages stunts. A father and son, both clowns, a

Thunderstorm
2.6

Thunderstorm

1934-03-25

The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Vo

The Village Detective
3

The Village Detective

1969-03-15

Police officer Aniskin lives with his family in a rural Russian village whose inhabitants admire his

Aniskin and Fantomas
2.7

Aniskin and Fantomas

1973-05-08

A second story about countryside cop named Aniskin.

Aniskin Again
2.4

Aniskin Again

1977-06-14

Third and final part of the comedies about the funny adventures of countryside cop named Aniskin.

The White Eagle
2.5

The White Eagle

1928-10-09

The film is based on The Governor, a play by Leonid Andreyev. V.I. Kachalov plays the governor of a

26 Commissioners
1.6

26 Commissioners

1932-12-25

Docu-drama about political and military conflict during the Russian Civil War in 1918, from an ortho

The Man from the Restaurant
2.5

The Man from the Restaurant

1927-08-11

During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution,

Don Diego and Pelagia
2

Don Diego and Pelagia

1928-04-29

The vain station master of a Russian train station out in the sticks has a quarrel with an old peasa

The Return of Maxim
2.5

The Return of Maxim

1937-04-01

The second part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim. In July 1914, the Bolshe

Marionettes
2.1

Marionettes

1934-02-02

The Soviet Union wants more influence in Europe and decides to get more power by giving the nation o

Love and Hate
2.5

Love and Hate

1935-03-03

A group of Ukrainian women are forced to work in the mine under the supervision of cruel enemy soldi

Zharov Tells...
0

Zharov Tells...

1970-10-27

Elder Sister
2.8

Elder Sister

1967-03-06

A drama about a life of two sisters - Nadya and Lida, who both are dreaming about theater and actre

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
3.6

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

1944-11-11

Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closes

Defense of Tsaritsyn
1.4

Defense of Tsaritsyn

1942-03-29

Propaganda film enhancing the role of I.V. Stalin in the defense of the city of Tsaritsyn (subsequen

Air Taxi
2.6

Air Taxi

1943-08-26

A musical romantic comedy set in Soviet Union during the first years of WWII.

Outskirts
3.1

Outskirts

1933-03-25

In a remote Russian village during World War I, colourful and nuanced characters experience divided

A Noisy Household
2.7

A Noisy Household

1946-05-15

A comedy about an army squad guarding the fake airport during WWII.

Twins
2.5

Twins

1945-12-24

A funny comedy about a lost twins and a lot of good people who are involved in a search for twins' p

Road to Life
3

Road to Life

1931-03-12

Young hobos are taken to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guar

Happy Flight
3

Happy Flight

1949-07-15

Attention! The Magician Is in the City!
0

Attention! The Magician Is in the City!

1963-04-30

Cain the XVIII-th
2.3

Cain the XVIII-th

1963-05-06

A traveling musician falls in love with a princess who is betrothed to a dictator planning to defeat

Red Leaves
2.5

Red Leaves

1958-12-08

A story is taking place in West Belarus where local rebels are fighting for the unification with Sov

The Very Last Day
0

The Very Last Day

1973-03-28

A former front-line soldier, who worked at his post for a quarter of a century, local commissioner L

A Girl with Guitar
2.5

A Girl with Guitar

1958-09-01

A romantic story about the girl working in the musical instruments store.

Life in Bloom
2.6

Life in Bloom

1949-01-01

About the life of the Russian biologist Ivan Michurin. 1912 year. Having rejected American offers t

The Anna Cross
2.2

The Anna Cross

1954-05-13

Based on the short story by A. P. Chekhov. Beggar 18-year-old beauty Anna marries a rich 52-year-old

Actress
2.6

Actress

1943-04-22

Zoya Vladimirovna Strelnikova, a famous operetta actress, quits the theater and gets a nanny in a mi

The Bear
2.7

The Bear

1938-06-11

A romantic comedy based on an Anton Chekhov play of the same name. A young man comes to collect a de

Man in a Shell
1.8

Man in a Shell

1939-05-25

The Greek teacher Belikov, who works in a rural gymnasium, loved to keep things in cases, was afraid

Our Friend Maxim
0

Our Friend Maxim

1973-01-01

The film Our Friend Maxim is devoted to the life and work of actor and National Artist of the USSR B

The District Secretary
1.9

The District Secretary

1942-11-30

A story about a Secretary of the Communist Party District Committee who is leading partisans in thei

Stepan Razin
1.9

Stepan Razin

1939-02-09

Don Cossack Stepan Razin boyars vowed revenge for his friends tortured torture. As head of the rebel

In the Name of the Motherland
2.3

In the Name of the Motherland

1943-07-19

The film deals with a Russian battalion under siege by the Germans during the Second World War.

The Vyborg Side
2.4

The Vyborg Side

1939-04-01

The final part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim. Following the Russian Re

For Those Who Are at Sea
2

For Those Who Are at Sea

1948-03-09

The film is about the sailors who fought on torpedo boats in the Great Patriotic war.

Milky Way
2.5

Milky Way

1959-07-01

Two young people love each other. Both studied in Kiev: he at a teacher training college, she at the

Boots
2.8

Boots

1957-11-23

The piano tuner Murkin, an elderly and sickly man, sets out in the morning to find his boots, in whi

Young Fritz
2.5

Young Fritz

1943-11-23

War-time satire about the inhumanity of the nazis.

The Tale of Tsar Saltan
0.5

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

1943-01-23

The story is about three sisters. The youngest is chosen by Tsar Saltan to be his wife. He orders th

The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom
2.6

The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom

1924-12-02

As she works in her tedious office job, Maria Ivanovna dreams about being married, and she has parti

Aelita: Queen of Mars
3

Aelita: Queen of Mars

1924-09-24

A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling g

His Call
0

His Call

1925-01-02

The main protagonists of the film are Katya (Varvara Popova), the daughter of a factory worker and A

Vassa Zheleznova
0

Vassa Zheleznova

1953-11-18

The tragedy of a talented and strong woman who built the well-being of her family on blood and blood

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
2

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

2021-04-27

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —cont

Dreamers
0

Dreamers

1934-05-18

About an international brigade that fought during the years of the civil war in Donbass. About how p

Царицын. Поход Ворошилова
0

Царицын. Поход Ворошилова

1942-03-29

The film takes us back to the summer of 1918 and tells the story of how Voroshilov, under the noses

Anya
0

Anya

1927-04-12

Partially lost adventure film for children based on popular short stories by Sergey Grigoryev.

The Living Corpse
2.6

The Living Corpse

1929-02-14

The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has

The Yellow Ticket
2.6

The Yellow Ticket

1928-02-07

Jacob, a farmer, returns from the war to his wife Marie and begs the landlord baron for a plot of la

Who Are You?
0

Who Are You?

1927-12-06

Adaptation of Jack Londos's short story "The South of the Slot". Partially lost.

A Narym Divorce
0

A Narym Divorce

1972-03-12

About the district officer Fyodor Ivanovich Aniskin, who maintains order and legality in his native

That's How It Will Be
0

That's How It Will Be

1973-10-06

Based on the play of the same name by K. Simonov, in the production of the State Academic Maly Theat

The Ostrovsky House
0

The Ostrovsky House

1974-03-18

A production of the State Academic Maly Theater. The film, dedicated to the memory of Alexander Niko

The Power of Darkness
0

The Power of Darkness

1978-09-11

Based on Leo Tolstoy's drama "The Power of Darkness, or the Claw is Faded, the whole bird is lost" s