Best Russian-Language Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

Looking for the best Russian-language movies and TV series of the 1940s? These 17 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

17 titles

The Red Shoes 1948 ★ 8.0
The Third Man 1949 ★ 7.9
A Matter of Life and Death 1946 ★ 7.8
Ivan the Terrible, Part I 1944 ★ 7.3
Woman of the Year 1942 ★ 6.9
The Great McGinty 1940 ★ 7.0
The Last Stage 1948 ★ 7.2
Kashchey the Immortal 1944 ★ 7.0
Little Gray Neck 1948 ★ 7.0
Cinderella 1947 ★ 6.6
The Hunchedback Horse 1947 ★ 6.6
The Sky Slow-Mover 1946 ★ 6.6
Geese-Swans 1949 ★ 6.2
The Shanghai Gesture 1941 ★ 6.3
Berlin Express 1948 ★ 6.2
The North Star 1943 ★ 6.0
Mission to Moscow 1943 ★ 5.7