Mosfilm's Gold Collection (Best Russian Movies) for Android

11 things about Mosfilm's Gold Collection (Best Russian Movies)

1. The Moscow film production unit with studio facilities was established in November 1923 by the motion picture mogul Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ("first film factory") and I.

2. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Mosfilm continued operations as a quasi-private production company, led by the film director Karen Shakhnazarov.

3. During the World War II the film studio personnel were evacuated to Alma-Ata (August 1941) and merged with other Soviet production units into the Central United Film Studio (TsOKS).

4. The famous Mosfilm logo, representing the monument "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" by Vera Mukhina and Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, was introduced in 1947 in the musical comedy, Spring directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and starring Lyubov Orlova and Nikolai Cherkasov.

5. This film studio was named after Moscow amalgamated factory Soyuzkino the Tenth Anniversary of the October.

6. In 1934 the film studio was renamed to Moskinokombinat, and in 1936 – to Mosfilm.

7. Many film classics were shot at Mosfilm throughout its history and some of these were granted international awards at various film festivals.

8. In 1927 a new film studio complex was started to be built on Mosfilmovskaya Street in Sparrow Hills of Moscow.

9. Tours through this "Russian Hollywood" become increasingly popular, as they allow to view Mosfilm's enormous depot with 170 tanks and 50 vintage cars.

10. Ermolev ("third film factory") as a unit of the Goskino works.

11. In 2011 Mosfilm released a selection of its classic films online for free viewing.