
Aleksandr Kurochkin
Directing
Known For

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues in Moscow.
The Little Runaway

Brave boys, known as taehniks, embark on a perilous quest to find a long-abandoned copper mine, despite facing numerous obstacles. Their journey takes a dangerous turn when they clash with an illegal claimant to the mine, the cunning hunter Anikin.
What Taiga Was Silent About

A comedy about Krushchev's 'Virgin Lands' project, to transform the barren and inhospitable spaces of the vast Soviet Union into fertile agricultural plains. A classically Socialist-Realist narrative of an individual's 're-education'. Zhenia, a hapless idler, arrives with a band of enthusiastic young Konsomol members to build a new town in the steppe. Although his dream, like that of all the young participants, is 'to become a tractor driver and a hero', he isn't prepared to work for the honour.
An Unquiet Spring

Three young boys living in the little coastal town are helping border guards to catch a network of smugglers.
Captains of the Blue Lagoon

Young boy traveling on the ship called "Equator" suddenly witnesses the activity of the spy and helps to catch him.
Passenger from the 'Equator'

Munchausen is scheduled to meet with young readers at the Pioneer Palace. But his failure to follow the rules of the road will lead to the most incredible adventures, which the famous baron will tell you about truthfully.
The New Adventures of Baron Munchausen

About the harsh and courageous work of fishermen, about love for the sea.
Overtaking the Wind

1942 Wounded, bleeding, but defiant Sevastopol is subjected to continuous bombing and artillery shelling. It was at this time that, by Hitler's personal order, a giant experimental cannon was delivered to the Bakhchisarai area. An experienced scout Kozhukhar is instructed to contact a group of young underground fighters in Alupka through the partisans and use them to locate the artillery installation. Classified weapons are carefully guarded. The patriots decide to take an exceptionally bold step: at night, they descend along a steep cliff to Bakhchisarai and take the "tongue"...