In Soviet art of the 20th century there are many names of prominent figures in literature, theater and cinema. But among them the name of a bright and fading star stands out especially. This is the actor Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky, whose filmography presents us an example of true talent.
Consider films with the participation of Vysotsky in more detail.
Work in small roles
The actor began acting in films quite early in his youth. His first work was a 1961 film, which was called "Dima Gorin's Career", where Vysotsky played the role of a "comrade-driver" hero. This film was popular with a young audience, but the role of Vysotsky was, rather, a passing one.
In those same years, one after another, films began to appear with the participation of Vysotsky, but his roles were small, so the greatest acting talent of Vladimir Semenovich simply could not be fully represented.
Then the following films were released with Vladimir Vysotsky:
- "Seven hundred and thirteenth asks for a landing" (1962) - in this film, the actor played the role of an American sailor.
- “Sailing ashore” (1962), where the actor played the sailor Peter.
- “Dead and Alive” (1963) - Vysotsky played the role of a soldier here.
- “On Tomorrow Street” (1965) - the role of the foreman Peter.
As we see, the first works in the cinema of V. S. Vysotsky were very modest.
First heights
Nevertheless, Vysotsky played many roles in his life, the filmography of the actor is very extensive.
The first color film, where the actor played, if not the main, but still memorable role, was the film "Cooking", shot in 1965. In it, painted in white, Vysotsky plays the local harmonian Andrei, a cheerful and perky “shirt-guy”, he sings a lot, however, a completely different artist performed songs for Vysotsky.
The first glory was brought to Vysotsky by the film "Vertical" (1966), shot by a young director S. Govorukhin. It was the role of the young radio operator Volodya that became the hallmark of the actor. And this happened not only because for the first time Vysotsky managed to play a strong and courageous hero, but also thanks to his talent and crazy male charm.
For the first time in this film, that actor Vladimir Vysotsky appeared, the filmography of which later many more times pleased the audience with bold and strong works.
After "Vertical", Vysotsky starred in several films passing for himself, but his subsequent work was forever included in the classics of Soviet cinema, including thanks to his work.
Vladimir Vysotsky: filmography, a list of star roles of the late 60s.
The audience remembered the film of the late 60s. became the film "Short Meetings" (1967), in which Vysotsky played the role of the young geologist Maxim. The tape was generally melodramatic in nature, but in it the actor was allowed to sing his songs, and this was a rarity that he greatly appreciated.
The next film was the adventure film "Intervention" (1968), in which Vysotsky already played the main role. This color cinema attracted viewers not only with musical accompaniment, famously twisted plot, but also with a vivid play of the actor.
Actor Vladimir Vysotsky managed to do a lot during this period, his filmography is a vivid confirmation of this.
Finally, another role of this time Vysotsky forever won the hearts of Soviet viewers and spectators. This was the role of the “white” lieutenant in the film “Two Comrades Served” (1968). It turned out that a similar role of an intelligent and courageous, but internally broken man was especially good for Vysotsky, whose acting potential was much greater than the directors thought of him.
Works in the first half of the 70s.
In the early 70's. Vysotsky, whose filmography was known throughout the vast country, was invited to the main roles.
And these were very different roles. He could play both good heroes, both in the film “The Master of the Taiga” and brave adventurers and revolutionaries devoted to the party idea, like the film “Dangerous Tours”.
Of course, in the role of a cheerful singer-instigator, he was better known, and Vysotsky’s talent as a bard came up to this image.
Vysotsky also managed to play the role of a scoundrel in the film “Bad Good Man” (1973), and this role was a brilliant success, although it did not inspire approval from the public, which was used to seeing Vysotsky as an exceptionally positive hero.
Cinema of the second half of the 70s.
Whatever characters Vladimir Vysotsky played in the movie , the filmography of the actor of the second half of the 70s. rich in leading roles. And this is a very diverse work.
For example, in the 1976 film, Vysotsky played the famous ancestor of Pushkin, the arap of Hannibal (the work "The Tale of How Tsar Peter the Arap Married"). Moreover, the actor played his part so talentedly and boldly that it does not matter at all that the authors of the film could not convey national purity.
Vysotsky starred even in a foreign movie with his French wife, Marina Vladi (the film was titled "The Two of Them").
In 1979, he played the role of Don Guan in The Little Tragedies, and this role was brilliantly successful.
But of course, the immortal film “The meeting place cannot be changed” became the actor’s most important and latest film work.
"Meeting place ..." as a small masterpiece by Vysotsky
How many great roles Vysotsky played, his filmography is impressive, but the actor left very early.
And yet, at the end of his life, the actor managed to star in a film that is still watched by millions of people, knowing it almost by heart. This is the detective "The meeting place cannot be changed," where Vysotsky played the role of an uncompromising crime fighter, investigator Gleb Zheglov.
Until now, the very image of Zheglov causes fierce debate: for some, he is an example to follow, and for others, he is a cruel and terrible person.
Quotes from this film have spread throughout our country, which indicates a special folk love for this film.