Directing
Community Rating
6.1
TMDB estimate
Born
February 24, 1906
Died
December 28, 1973 (age 67)
Born in
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Aleksandr Rou is widely remembered as the “Soviet Walt Disney,” a filmmaker whose fairy-tale movies became cultural touchstones across the Eastern Bloc. Specializing in magical adventures drawn from Russian folklore, Rou crafted films filled with enchanted forests, witches and heroes. His imaginative style, blending folkloric tradition with cinematic spectacle, made him one of the most successful directors in Soviet popular cinema. Beloved by children and adults alike, his works defined the genre of Soviet fairy-tale film and were celebrated throughout the USSR and beyond. Even decades later, Rou’s films remain classics, often rewatched and cherished for their unique mix of fantasy, humor, and cultural heritage.

Father Frost
as Novel
2010
Land of Rou the Magician
as Himself (archive footage)
2006

Fairytale Director Aleksandr Rou
as Himself (archive footage)
2004

Finest, the Brave Falcon
as Writer
1975

Golden Horns
as Director, Writer
1973

Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
as Director, Co-Writer
1970

Through Fire, Water and... Brass Pipes
as Director
1968

Father Frost
as Director
1965

Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors
as Director
1963

Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka
as Director, Writer
1961

Cinderella
as Director
1961

Maria, the Wonderful Weaver
as Director
1959

New Adventures of Puss in Boots
as Director
1958

Precious Gift
as Director
1956

The Secret of the Mountain Lake
as Director
1954

May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
as Director
1952
День чудесных впечатлений
as Director
1949

Kashchey the Immortal
as Director, Writer
1944

The Humpbacked Horse
as Director
1941

Our Cinema
as (archive footage)
1940