Personal Info
Birth date
1934-08-30 (90 Years)
Day of death
1982-06-11
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Bogorodsk, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Also known as
Анатолий Солоницын
Anatoly Solonitsyn
Anatoli Solonizyn
Otto Solonitsyn
Отто Солоницын
Anatoli Alexejewitsch Solonizyn
Anatoli Alekseïevitch Solonitsyne
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Biography
Anatoly Alekseyevich Solonitsyn (August 30, 1934, Bogorodsk – June 11, 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet actor of remarkable intensity and philosophical depth, best known for his collaborations with Andrei Tarkovsky. Born in 1934 in Bogorodsk, he became the face of inner struggle and metaphysical searching in Soviet cinema, most famously portraying Andrei Rublev, the tormented painter of icons, and the introspective Writer in Stalker. Solonitsyn’s performances were marked by a quiet magnetism—his stoic presence and penetrating gaze gave form to Tarkovsky’s spiritual explorations. Though he appeared in a range of Soviet films, his legacy is inseparable from Tarkovsky’s cinema, where he embodied characters wrestling with art, faith, and the weight of history. His life was cut short in 1982 by cancer, yet his work remains timeless—an imprint of the soul etched in celluloid.
Filmography
Mirror
8
Overview:
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.Stalker
8.1
Overview:
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.Solaris
7.795
Overview:
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.Andrei Rublev
7.973
Overview:
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
6.585
Overview:
Russian monk Grigori Rasputin rises to power, which corrupts him along the way. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.The Ascent
7.848
Overview:
Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.The Legend of Till
4.7
Overview:
Based on the novel by Charles de Coster "The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere." First part: "The Ashes of Claes". XVI century. The freedom-loving and cheerful people of the Netherlands under the rule of the Spanish king: persecution, torture, bonfires of the Inquisition, encouraging scammers. The fearless Thyl Uhlenshpiegel and his faithful girlfriend Nele have to go through many trials. Second part: "Viva Beggars!". The people of the Netherlands, tormented by cruel royal decrees, taxes, heresy, torture and executions, began a war of liberation against Spanish rule. Many feats will be performed by the national hero Tilbert (Thyl) Ulenspiegel and his friend Lamme Gudzak before peace returns to their homeland.The Love of Mankind
3.7
Overview:
A film about young architects who are building a new city in Siberia (Norilsk), their anxieties, concerns, and victories. Story of subtle psychology of love and personal happiness experienced men and women, behind the shoulders of which the pain of the pastIz zhizni otdykhayushchikh
6.2
Overview:
Two reserved people, almost resigned to their loneliness, found each other at the Soviet-era sea resort on the late autumn. Long dinners with senceless conversations transform into a love story.The Turning Point
5.7
Overview:
The newlyweds return to Moscow after a wonderful sea cruise on the Black Sea. It seems that they will have a happy life ahead, their beloved job, but chance rudely cuts off all dreams: Viktor doesn't have time to slow down and knocks down an elderly woman with his Zhiguli. His desire to evade responsibility is replaced by repentance and a decision to accept the burden of guilt upon himself.Twenty Six Days in the Life of Dostoevsky
4.5
Overview:
Twenty-Six Days in the Life of Dostoyevsky was entered on February 16th at the 1981 Berlin Film Festival to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Dostoyevsky's death on February 9th, 1881, and won a "Best Actor" award for Anatoly Solonitsyn as Dostoyevsky. Solonitsyn was a favorite actor in Andrei Tarkovsky's films, and this was to be his penultimate role. This brief imaginary period in the famed Russian writer's life encapsulates one of his darker moments in 1866. At that time he was still a relatively unknown writer whose first widely acclaimed work, Crime and Punishment, was just on the horizon. His life was at a very low ebb as he struggled with debts he could not pay, and as he fought depression over the loss of his wife to tuberculosis, and the death of his brother, who was very close to him. His first literary journal had to be scrapped because of political reasons, and the second venture needed funding.At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
6.51
Overview:
Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was entrusted with is stolen, initially by a group of assassins and then by a group of bandits. In tracking the gold’s whereabouts, Shilov’s motives are questioned and he is suspected of treason, in part because his brother was a devoted White. In an effort to clear his name, Shilov locates the gold, but he also discovers rampant greed and corruption.Trial on the Road
6.912
Overview:
This distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev who is dressed in a German uniform. He’s a Nazi defector and collaborator but now desires to switch back and fight with Russian partisans.No Path Through Fire
5.646
Overview:
A talented girl is trying to find happiness amidst the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war that split the nation.The Prince and the Pauper
5
Overview:
A poor boy named Tom Canty and the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.The Balloonist
NYR
Overview:
A story about the famous Russian weightlifter Ivan Zaikin, who left the circus arena at the peak of his fame to dedicate himself to the art of aviation.Cash Collector's Bag
3.5
Overview:
Two cash collectors are found burned with their car but the bag is missing. Two detectives - Aleksandr Sanin and Aleksey Tulyakov are investigating the crime.Peasants
6.4
Overview:
Pavel's mother hates his fiancee. When Pavel serves in the Army she writes him that Nastya is no longer faithful to him. Pavel decides not to return to his native town. But many years later he returns to his fathers funeral and finds out that Nastya died sometime ago. She left three kids orphans and her elder daughter is also a daughter of Pavel.Yuliya Vrevskaya
3.3
Overview:
The film is based on a true dramatic story of the fate of a wonderful Russian woman - Countess Yulia Petrovna Vrevskaya, one of the first Petersburg beauties. The events of the movie take place during the Russian-Turkish war for the liberation of the Bulgarian people from the Turkish yoke. An early widowed baroness, having left Petersburg, and having invested all her money in organizing a volunteer sanitary detachment, she becomes a sister of mercy on the front of the Bulgarian war with the Ottoman Empire of 1878.One Chance in One Thousand
3.5
Overview:
In German-occupied Crimea during WWII, a group of Russian soldiers employ unusual tactics to steal classified documents from their enemies.While the Mountains Still Stand...
6
Overview:
The plot of the film, which tends more towards a psychological drama than a sports and adventure film, is based on a mountain climbing trip, where the essence of everyone will soon manifest itself.The Mysterious Old Man
NYR
Overview:
In the small town of Krutovo, three friends live — Mitrya, Andrian and Lenka. From the director of the Museum of local lore, the children learn about the theft of the portrait "The Old Man with a Candle" from the museum collection of Prince Meshchersky. The valuable painting is somewhere in the city. The guys are starting the search...The Bodyguard
4.5
Overview:
The setting is Central Asia during the Russian civil war. In the post-revolutionary twenties, when the power in European Russia was (officially) "fully in the hands of the workers and peasants", but the fight against the Basmachi rebels was in full swing. When a Red Army detachment captures Sultan Mazar, the brains behind the Bazmachi contingent, a decision is made to escort urgently the prisoner to the Bukhara province. The difficult mission is entrusted to a grizzled mountain trapper and conscientious revolutionary called Mirzo. His expertise is essential to traverse the precarious paths and steep mountain ridges along the way, impossible terrain for the inexperienced. A group consisting of Mirzo, his brother Kova, the Sultan, his daughter Zaranghis and slave Saifulla set off on this journey. They are forced to fight on the mountain ridges as well as negotiate the natural dangers and harsh elements.The Three Andreis
6
Overview:
A documentary about the making of Andrei Tarkovsky's ANDREI RUBLEV, and Andrei Konchalovsky's THE STORY OF ASYA KLYACHINA.The Hat
5.8
Overview:
The hero of the movie is a popular composer and jazz performer. He is certainly a gifted man. However, his character is... to put it mildly, uncomfortable. He lives by emotions, he cares little about the fate of people who love him. Some will think that he is right in his own way; some will think that he missed something important in life. But anyway, one thing is certain: God is helping him.Sergey Ivanovich Retires
6.5
Overview:
Accountant Sergey Ivanovich is retiring. Finally, he will be able to devote all his free time to his family: he will help his daughter Natalya with the housework, raise his granddaughter, visit his sons who live in different cities... But it turns out that adult children do not need parental care, and Sergei Ivanovich feels uneasy at work...Acting
1993To Remember (1 Episode) as archivefootage
1986Trial on the Road as Igor Leonidovich Petushkov
1982The Train Has Stopped as Malinin, a journalist
1981The Secret of the Notebook as Martyn Martynych
1981Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin as Colonel
1981Peasants as Pavlik's father
1981Boomerang as McClain - sheriff
1981The Mysterious Old Man as Unknown
1981Iz zhizni otdykhayushchikh as Tolik Chikin
1981Sergey Ivanovich Retires as Unknown
1981The Hat as Anya's stepfather
1981Twenty Six Days in the Life of Dostoevsky as Fyodor Dostoevsky
1981Khatanbaatar as Bakich
1981People's Khatanbaatar as Bakich
1979He Foretells Victory as Unknown
1979Stalker as Writer
1979Trasa as Lev Nikolayevich Slivin
1979The Bodyguard as Sultan Nazar
1978The Turning Point as Kostik
1977Cash Collector's Bag as Ivan Timofeyevich
1977Yuliya Vrevskaya as Mikhail Pavlov
1977The Legend of Till as Fishmonger
1977The Ascent as Павел Гаврилович Портнов, следователь у фашистов
1977While the Mountains Still Stand... as следователь
1976There, Beyond the Horizon as Bochazhnikov
1976Trust as Bochazhnikov
1976Between Sky and Earth as Unknown
1975The Balloonist as Unknown
1975The Last Day of Winter as Соловцов
1975Mirror as Forensic Doctor
1975Memory as Unknown
1974At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own as Сарычев
1974Under a Stone Sky as Хофмайер (немецкий полковник)
1973Grandmaster as Unknown
1973Notches For Memory as Unknown
1973Oh, Cinema, Cinema! as Self
1972The Love of Mankind as Dmitry Kalmykov
1972Solaris as Dr. Sartorius
1972The Prince and the Pauper as лорд Сент-Джон
1971In the azure steppe as Unknown
1968One Chance in One Thousand as Captain Migunko
1968Анютина дорога as Stepan - head of the food detachment, Chief
1967No Path Through Fire as Commissar Yevstryukov
1966The Three Andreis as Self
1966Andrei Rublev as Andrei Rublev
1964The Kurt Clausewitz Case as Unknown