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Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

Actor, director and writer · Died October 20, 1994, aged 74 · Belozerka, Kherson Governorate, Ukrainian SSR

Sergei Bondarchuk (25 September 1920 — 20 October 1994) was a Soviet director, actor, and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1952). Academy Awards winner (War and Peace, 1969). BAFTA winner (Waterloo, 1971). His directorial debut was Fate of a Man, a WWII classic where he portrayed the main role. Bondarchuk is considered a master of big scale pieces with epic battle scenes that involved thousands of extras (War and Peace, Waterloo). He often starred star in his films, as well as cast his family, notably his wife, actor Irina Skobtseva (e.g. War and Peace, Vybor Tseli, Molchanie Doktora Ivensa). In late 1980s-early 1990s Bondarchuk started his long-term passion project – an adaptation of an epic novel “And Quiet Flows the Don,” together with the UK and Italy; however, the work couldn't be finished before the actor-director passed away in 1994. His son, actor-director Fyodor Bondarchuk, finished the piece in 2006.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 25, 1920
Died
October 20, 1994 (aged 74)
From
Belozerka, Kherson Governorate, Ukrainian SSR
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Sergey Bondarchuk's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
22%
Morality
20%
Bonds
15%
Power
14%
Self
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
7%
War3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 8

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 7
Ally
3 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sergey Bondarchuk's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Sergey Bondarchuk's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Quiet Flows the Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Creator · Screenplay

  • Quiet Flows The Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay · as General Krasnov

  • Thunder Over Rus' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • La batalla de los Tres Reyes(1990)

    as Selim

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Airport Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Boris Godunov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Writer · as Boris Godunov

  • Bambi's Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Narrator

  • Interviews with Filmmakers: Sergey Bondarchuk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Red Bells(1982)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Gadfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Кардинал Монтанелли

  • Gnat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cardinal Montanelli

  • Profession: Film Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • ¡Qué Viva México! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Take-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Velvet Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Richard Bradbury

  • Father Sergius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Stepan Kasatsky / Father Sergius

  • The Steppe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Screenplay · as Yemelyan

  • Ernst Schneller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Alexander Simionov Sotow

  • Old Times in Poshekhonye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Peaks of Zelengore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Profesor

  • Choice of Purpose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Igor Kurchatov

  • They Fought for Their Motherland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer · as pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

  • The Mountain Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Such High Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Ivan Stepanov

  • Doctor Evan's Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Martin Evans

  • The Battle of Sutjeska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • The Golden Gates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • Waterloo(1970)

    Director · Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Uncle Vanya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astrov

  • The Battle of Neretva(1969)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · as Pierre Bezukhov

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov(1967)

    Director · Screenplay · as Pierre Bezukhov

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812(1967)

    Director · Screenplay · as Pierre Bezukhov

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · as Pierre Bezukhov

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · as Pierre Bezukhov

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Escape by Night(1960)

    as Soviet Sergeant Fyodor Aleksandrovic Nazukov

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Summer to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Korostelov

  • Fate of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · as Sokolov

  • Soldiers Were Walking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Matvey Krylov - soldat

  • Ivan Franko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Ivan Franko

  • Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Othello

  • Unfinished Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Yuri Yershov

  • The Grasshopper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Dr. Osip Dymov

  • It Can Not Be Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Aleksandr Garmash

  • Attack from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Tikhon Prokofiev

  • Admiral Ushakov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Tikhon Prokofyev

  • Andriesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as голос (в титрах не указан)

  • Taras Shevchenko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Taras Shevchenko

  • Dream of a Cossack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Semyon Tutarinov

  • Glorious Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as (uncredited)

  • Michurin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as selectionist (uncredited)

  • Story of a Real Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Young Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Comrade Valko

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 1948 to 2006.

Biggest box office

War and Peace (1965)

$149K worldwide

Highest rated

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812 (1967)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Waterloo (1970)

Film career

Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles.

  • 1959Screen debut· Fate of a Man
  • 1959First top-billed film· Fate of a Man

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 55: 40 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thDirecting14 of 55: 0 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score98thWriting14 of 55: 1 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score98thCinematography1 of 55: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 55: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

55 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1940s4 · acting1950s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew1960s8 · 8 acting · 5 crew1970s18 · 16 acting · 4 crew1980s9 · 8 acting · 3 crew1990s2 · acting2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 30% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sergey Bondarchuk's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 94th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

La batalla de los Tres Reyes (1990)

80th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812 (1967)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sergey Bondarchuk work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sergey Bondarchuk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lyudmila Saveleva shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors