Portrait of Aleksandr Ptushko

Directing

Aleksandr Ptushko

Career

Active from 1928 to 1972, busiest in 1938 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Viy
Viy
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Aleksandr Ptushko Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Heroic Journey 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Family Friendly 2
  • Moral Fable 2
  • Magical Realism 2
  • Russian Folklore 2
  • Epic Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
Ruslan and Ludmila
Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 65
Viy
Viy (1967)
GoodWatch score 80

Art Direction, Screenplay

The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer, Director

A Tale of Lost Times
A Tale of Lost Times (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Day the Earth Froze
The Day the Earth Froze (1964)

Director

The Sword and the Dragon
The Sword and the Dragon (1963)

Director

The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (1962)

Director

Scarlet Sails
Scarlet Sails (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

My Friend, Kolka!
My Friend, Kolka! (1961)

Producer

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 50
Sampo
Sampo (1959)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Ilya Muromets
Ilya Muromets (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Sadko
Sadko (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Three Encounters
Three Encounters (1950)

Director

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 67
The Stone Flower
The Stone Flower (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Lost Letter
The Lost Letter (1945)

Creative Director

A Winter Tale
A Winter Tale (1945)

Creative Director

Telephone
Telephone (1944)

Creative Director

Moscow Skies
Moscow Skies (1944)

Visual Effects Director

Zoya
Zoya (1944)

Visual Effects Director

Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor (1944)

Creative Director

In the Name of the Motherland
In the Name of the Motherland (1943)

Visual Effects Director

A Good Lad
A Good Lad (1942)

Visual Effects Director

The District Secretary
The District Secretary (1942)

Visual Effects Director

Lad from Our Town
Lad from Our Town (1942)

Visual Effects Director

Batyr of the Steppes
Batyr of the Steppes (1942)

Director of Photography

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 64
The Golden Key
The Golden Key (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Visual Effects Director

The Dog and the Cat
The Dog and the Cat (1938)

Writer

The Merry Musicians
The Merry Musicians (1938)

Writer, Director

Small But Fierce
Small But Fierce (1938)

Writer

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes (1937)

Creative Director

The Fox and the Wolf
The Fox and the Wolf (1936)

Writer

The Giant Turnip
The Giant Turnip (1936)

Writer, Creative Director

Capt. Grant's Family
Capt. Grant's Family (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Visual Effects Director

The Wolf and the Crane
The Wolf and the Crane (1936)

Art Direction

The New Gulliver
The New Gulliver (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

Lord of Life
Lord of Life (1932)

Director, Art Direction

1920s

1 title
The Incident At The Stadium
The Incident At The Stadium (1928)

Director, Writer