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Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Actor · Died June 11, 1982, aged 47 · Bogorodsk, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR

Anatoly Alekseyevich Solonitsyn (August 30, 1934, Bogorodsk – June 11, 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet actor of remarkable intensity and philosophical depth, best known for his collaborations with Andrei Tarkovsky. Born in 1934 in Bogorodsk, he became the face of inner struggle and metaphysical searching in Soviet cinema, most famously portraying Andrei Rublev, the tormented painter of icons, and the introspective Writer in Stalker. Solonitsyn’s performances were marked by a quiet magnetism—his stoic presence and penetrating gaze gave form to Tarkovsky’s spiritual explorations. Though he appeared in a range of Soviet films, his legacy is inseparable from Tarkovsky’s cinema, where he embodied characters wrestling with art, faith, and the weight of history. His life was cut short in 1982 by cancer, yet his work remains timeless—an imprint of the soul etched in celluloid.

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Born
August 30, 1934
Died
June 11, 1982 (aged 47)
From
Bogorodsk, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on Motif · 45 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 28

What are Anatoliy Solonitsyn's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their Motif 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
Self
34%
Bonds
23%
Ideas
22%
Society
9%
Morality
6%
Survival
6%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 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 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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 6 · Even-paced 0 · 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 1 · Full focus 5

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

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Shadow
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Tense
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Solonitsyn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Anatoliy Solonitsyn's titles on Motif; 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

45 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • To Remember (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as archivefootage

  • Trial on the Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Petushkov

  • The Train Has Stopped (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Malinin, a journalist

  • Peasants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Artist

  • Scattered Nest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Neznakomiy strannik

  • The Secret of the Notebook (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Martyn Martynych

  • Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Colonel

  • Boomerang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as McClain - sheriff

  • Iz zhizni otdykhayushchikh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Tolik Chikin

  • The Mysterious Old Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Sergey Ivanovich Retires (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Hat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Anya's stepfather

  • 26 Days of Dostoyevsky's Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Fyodor Dostoevsky

  • Khatanbaatar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Bakich

  • People's Khatanbaatar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Bakich

  • He Foretells Victory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Stalker(1979)

    as Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Trasa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Lev Nikolayevich Slivin

  • The Bodyguard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sultan Nazar

  • The Turning Point (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Kostik

  • Cash Collector's Bag (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Ivan Timofeyevich

  • Yuliya Vrevskaya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mikhail Pavlov

  • The Legend of Thyl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Fishmonger

  • The Ascent(1977)

    as Portnov, Collaborationist Interrogator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • While the Mountains Still Stand... (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as следователь

  • There, Beyond the Horizon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bochazhnikov

  • Trust (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bochazhnikov

  • Between Sky and Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Balloonist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Last Day of Winter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    as Соловцов

  • The Mirror(1975)

    as Forensic Doctor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Memory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sarychev

  • Under a Stone Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Хофмайер (немецкий полковник)

  • Grandmaster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Notches For Memory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Lyubit cheloveka(1973)

    as Dmitry Kalmykov

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Solaris(1972)

    as Dr. Sartorius

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Prince and the Pauper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    as лорд Сент-Джон

  • In the azure steppe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • One Chance in One Thousand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    as Captain Migunko

  • Anyuta's Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    as Chief · as Stepan - head of the food detachment

  • No Path Through Fire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    as Commissar Yevstryukov

  • Andrei Rublev(1966)

    as Andrei Rublev

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Kurt Clausewitz Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1964 to 1993; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

Stalker (1979)

$461K worldwide

Highest rated

The Ascent (1977)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Stalker (1979)

Film career

19641993

Peak 1966 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1966Screen debut· Andrei Rublev
  • 1966First top-billed film· Andrei Rublev

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score97th

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s25 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 10% of 10 roles
6676

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Anatoliy Solonitsyn's films land?

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

Acclaim · how much people like their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · actor

The Ascent (1977)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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.

Is Anatoliy Solonitsyn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles30–74 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles4–50 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles4–34 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles17–35 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles39–85 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anatoliy Solonitsyn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anatoliy Solonitsyn's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrei Tarkovsky shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles