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Anatoliy Petritskiy

Anatoliy Petritskiy

Cinematographer · Died September 6, 2024, aged 92 · Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR

Anatoly Petritsky was a Soviet and Russian cinematographer. Awarded the title of Merited Artist of the RSFSR in 1969. Graduate of Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. Notable projects include War and Peace, Mimino, and A Hunting Accident.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 14, 1931
Died
September 6, 2024 (aged 92)
From
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 18 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Anatoliy Petritskiy's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Survival
28%
Morality
14%
Ideas
14%
Society
9%
Power
5%
Self
2%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Romantic
2
Dread
2
Contemplative
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

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 Anatoliy Petritskiy's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Anatoliy Petritskiy'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

18 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Moorings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Time and the Conways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Father Had Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • My Tender and Affectionate Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Mimino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Soviel Lieder, soviel Worte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sea in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Kazhdyy vecher v odinnadtsat(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer · as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • My Younger Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Additional Director of Photography

  • Hard Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1958 to 1987.

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

War and Peace (1965)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 18: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography16 of 18: 15 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score98thOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew1970s5 · crew1980s4 · crew

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.

How do Anatoliy Petritskiy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 97th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most divisive · cinematographer

War and Peace (1965)

51st percentile spread · 8% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

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

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 91/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 92, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Anatoliy Petritskiy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anatoliy Petritskiy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sergey Bondarchuk shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors