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Aleksey Petrenko portrait

Aleksey Petrenko

10 films

Ukrainian native Alexei Vasilyevich Petrenko (b. March 26, 1938) has amassed a varied gallery of character and leading roles on Russian stage and screen including the titular “mad monk” in Elem Klimov’s 1981 “Rasputin”, Josef Stalin in BBC II’s docudrama “World War II: Behind Closed Doors”, and General Radlov in Nikita Mikhalkov’s “The Barber of Siberia”.

Where to Start with Aleksey Petrenko

Aleksey Petrenko appears in 10 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Ruthless Romance, The Barber of Siberia, 12, a strong place to start exploring Aleksey Petrenko's drama work.

Ruthless Romance 7.2

Ruthless Romance

1984
The Barber of Siberia 7.1

The Barber of Siberia

1998
12 6.6

12

2007

Aleksey Petrenko: Drama Films 10

Ruthless Romance 7.2

Ruthless Romance

1984
The Barber of Siberia 7.1

The Barber of Siberia

1998
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin 6.7

Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

1981
12 6.6

12

2007
Twenty Days Without War 6.6

Twenty Days Without War

1976
Farewell 6.4

Farewell

1983
Bury Me Behind the Baseboard 6.3

Bury Me Behind the Baseboard

2009
In August of 1944 6.2

In August of 1944

2001
The Key That Should Not Be Handed On 5.7

The Key That Should Not Be Handed On

1977
The Servant 5.3

The Servant

1988

Frequent Collaborators

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Mikhalkov 4 films together Alisa Freyndlikh Alisa Freyndlikh 2 films together Elem Klimov Elem Klimov 2 films together Yuri Katin-Yartsev Yuri Katin-Yartsev 2 films together Eldar Ryazanov Eldar Ryazanov 1 film together Larisa Guzeeva Larisa Guzeeva 1 film together