Alexander Zbruev, whose filmography includes more than 70 films, became famous mainly for his main roles in films about the Great Patriotic War. The actor is still actively acting in films, despite the fact that he recently turned 77 years old. How did Alexander's career begin and what pictures with his participation should you definitely see?
early years
Zbruev, whose filmography is a rather impressive list, was born in 1938. The boy's father worked as deputy commissar of communications of the USSR. Mother was a hereditary noblewoman.
Zbruev’s father did not have time to take care of his son: shortly after the birth of Sasha, he was arrested and shot, and his mother was exiled to the Yaroslavl region with a baby. Only the elder brother of Alexander, Evgeny Fedorov, was allowed to live in Moscow. However, already in 1943, the Zbruev family again was able to return to their Moscow apartment. So little Sasha went to school in the throne.
Zbruev studied poorly, but was fond of boxing. Mother was at a loss, because she did not know which institution it was better to send her son to. The widow of the famous director E. Vakhtangov advised the woman to send Alexander to the Shchukin Theater School. Zbruev successfully passed the exams and ended up in the creative workshop of Vladimir Etush.
Alexander Zbruev: filmography. "My younger brother"
Who would have thought that the loafer Sashka would be a talented actor. Immediately after the end of "Pike" he was invited to work in the theater. Lenin Komsomol. The young man played in performances by such eminent theater directors as Mark Zakharov and Anatoly Efros. A year after graduating from college, Alexander was also invited to act in films.
Zbruev, whose filmography began with filming in the drama "My Younger Brother", received the role of the central character - Dimka Denisov in the film by Alexander Zarha. The triumph of the novice actor is difficult to overestimate, because at the casting he beat actors such as Andrei Mironov and Oleg Dal (they also first tried to get onto the movie screens). In the end, they got only the role of close friends of Dimka Denisov, and Oleg Efremov played the older brother of the character Zbruev.
The main female role in the film went to Lyudmila Marchenko, known for the films “White Nights” and “Father's House”.
"At the dangerous line"
Zbruev, whose filmography includes a wide variety of films, often starred in military films. One of his best works is the role of artilleryman Sergei Gromov in the movie "At the Dangerous Line" in 1983.
The plot of the film focuses on the feat of a group of Soviet scouts who carry out the most complicated instructions of the command in the midst of the Great Patriotic War.
One of the main roles - Anna's scout - went to Lyubov Virolainen. The actress can also be seen in the paintings "Eternal Call" and "Esperanza". Also, together with Zbruyev, such stars of Soviet cinema as Alexander Grave, Ernst Romanov and Eduard Martsevich appeared in the frame . The director of the picture was Victor Georgiev.
“It was the fourth year of the war”
Alexander Zbruev, whose filmography in the 80s was simply a string of military films, soon after participating in the project “At the Dangerous Line” appears again in the film dedicated to the Great Patriotic War. This time, the actor gets the main role in the film “The Fourth Year of the War” was by George Nikolayenko.
According to the plot, the picture takes place in 1944. Hero Zbruyev, the head of Spirin’s reconnaissance group, is sent with several comrades to the German special zone for important information. But the group is quickly declassified, the scouts have to enter into an unequal battle. Alexander Spirin is seriously injured, so he appoints the group’s senior radio operator Nadezhda Moroz and instructs them to complete the task, and he returns to the headquarters. In the finale of the picture, the task can be completed, but all the scouts die under certain circumstances.
Georgy Nikolayenko began his directorial career in 1979 with the short film "Here ... Nearby." In the 2000s, he directed the series "Truckers" with Vladislav Galkin in the title role, and in 2004 he directed the adventure multi-part film "Operation Color of the Nation."
“Battalions ask for fire”
Alexander Viktorovich Zbruev, whose filmography continued to be replenished with good war films, was removed in another popular film in 85. “The battalions ask for fire.” The actor again received the main role - the artilleryman Boris Ermakov.
The events of the film unfold against the backdrop of the Dnieper military operations of 1943. The battalions of the Red Army, trying to fulfill the order received, engage in battle with the Germans, but are deprived of artillery support and are surrounded. The main characters of the film now face the most difficult task to get out of this situation.
The pantheon of the best Soviet artists: Oleg Efremov, Alexander Galibin, Vadim Spiridonov, Igor Sklyar, Nikolai Karachentsov, Borislav Bronudkov and many others was assembled in the picture of Vladimir Chebotarev “Battalions ask for fire”. The shooting took place in Ukraine, in the vicinity of the city of Fastov.
Alexander Zbruev: filmography, photo. “Poor Sasha”
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Alexander Zbruev’s work in the cinema did not decrease. He plays in the films “Desire for Love”, “Gold”, “You Are My One”, “Coffee with Lemon” and many others. In 1997, with the participation of the artist, the famous comedy “Poor Sasha” was released.
The plot focuses on the girl Sasha performed by Yulia Chernova - who does not want her mother-banker to continue to devote all her time to business development. A clever plan is ripening in the girl’s head to ruin her own mother so that she can be fired from the bank. In this Sasha should help recidivist thief Vladimir Berezkin performed by Alexander Zbruev.
The picture is filled with comic and good humor. Together with Alexander Zbruyev, Vera Glagoleva, Olga Volkova and Boris Sichkin appeared in the frame .
Personal life
Actor Zbruev, whose filmography is still replenished with new films (Salamander Skin), often fell in love with his stage partners. The first time he married actress Valentina Malyavina in 1959. In 1967, he married the actress Lyudmila Savelyeva for the second time. Has two daughters from different women.