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Best Soviet Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 683 movies from Soviet Union released in the 1950s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits The Cranes Are Flying.

683 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  14. 14

    Don Quixote

    1957· 1h 42m· ru

    6.730
  15. 15

    Red Leaves

    1958· 1h 33m· ru

    5.01
  31. 31

    Kolobok

    1956· 10m· ru

    7.04
  32. 32

    Kochubey

    1958· 1h 42m· ru

    7.03
  38. 38

    The Wind

    1959· 1h 39m· ru

    7.52
  40. 40

    Bashi-Achuki

    1956· 1h 30m· ka

    6.610
  43. 43

    Mameluke

    1958· 1h 37m· ka

    6.513
  47. 47

    Earth

    1954· 1h 22m· uk

    8.02

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Frequently asked questions

How many soviet movies were made in the 1950s?

683 Soviet Union productions from the 1950s have real rating data.

How are these soviet films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best soviet movie of the 1950s?

The Cranes Are Flying currently holds the #1 position.