Mosfilm

Mosfilm (, Mosfil’m , initialism and portmanteau of Moscow Films) is a film studio in Moscow which is among the largest and oldest in Russia and in Europe. Founded in 1924 in the Soviet Union as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet-era films, ranging from works by Andrei Tarkovsky and Sergei Eisenstein, to Red Westerns, to the Akira Kurosawa co-production Dersu Uzala () and War and Peace ().

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Mosfilm is a major Russian film studio founded in Moscow in 1924 that produced many of the Soviet Union's most acclaimed films, including works by renowned directors like Andrei Tarkovsky and Sergei Eisenstein. It remains one of Europe's largest and oldest film studios, and its historical output is considered significant to cinema history.

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Company.name: Kinostudiya MosFilm
Company.logo: Mosfilm 2024 stamp of Russia.jpg
Company.logo_caption: A 2024 stamp of Russia dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Mosfilm, featuring its post-2012 logo
Company.type: Federal state unitary enterprise
Company.location: Moscow, Russia
Company.key_people: Karen Shakhnazarov (Chairman)
Company.num_employees: 1,500
Company.subsid: ARK-film, Zhanr Film, Kinoslovo, Ritm, Kurier, Cinema Line
Company.industry: Motion pictures
Company.products: Motion picturesTelevision programs <!--
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