Interesting moments on the set of cult and popular films of the 20th century (21 photos)

Filmmaking is an amazing process where creativity, technology and hard work intertwine. Making a film is like putting together a complex puzzle where every detail is important. Today's selection will be dedicated to behind-the-scenes photos of famous and cult films.





Sean Connery as Vronsky in the BBC TV film "Anna Karenina" in 1961.

A simple guy, Sean Connery, as Vronsky.

For those who don't know, the British actor has been the lead actor in the Bond spy film since 1962 — James Bond.



Filming of Rolan Bykov's film "Scarecrow" at the Mosfilm studio: director Rolan Bykov, lead actress Kristina Orbakaite and cameraman Anatoly Mukasey. 1983.

The film is very good and makes you think. The children played just great, such an age and such a game, just amazing.

Initially, Kristina Orbakaite did not pass the casting and was rejected, but later the director apparently changed his mind or Alla Borisovna called, we will never know about this.





Bruce Lee versus Jackie Chan on the set of the film "Enter the Dragon", 1973.

In the photo, the world-famous actor from Hong Kong - Bruce Lee, and the unknown actor Jackie Chan. This was the first episodic role for Jackie Chan.



Natalya Varley on the set of "Kidnapping, Caucasian Style" in Crimea, 1966.

Natalya Varley starred in the film without having any acting education. More than 50 actresses applied for the role of Nina, but Gaidai did not see the image of a charming Komsomol member in any of them. Then the choice fell on a circus artist, everyone liked her so much at the auditions that she was immediately approved for the role.



A still from the filming of "A Dog's Life". Charlie Chaplin and the mongrel Mut, 1918.



Insurance from a pile of mattresses on the set of "Star Wars. Episode V", UK, 1979.

The filming process of one of the most memorable scenes in the cult film.



John Cleese kicks a football on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1974.

Just one of the most famous British comedians of the last century, one of the key authors of Monty Python kicks a ball during the break.



Photo from the set of the film "The Monster that Challenged the World", 1957.

How many days (weeks) did it take for the girl not to faint from horror, looking at this worm?



Carrie Fisher with a stormtrooper on the set of Star Wars. Episode V, 1979.



Kurt Russell and his stunt double on the set of Escape from New York. USA, 1980.



"They'll put you in jail, but don't steal!" Andrei Mironov, Tatyana Gavrilova and Anatoly Papanov in Beware of the Car, 1966.



A break on the set of Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1960.

Breakfast at Tiffany's received five Academy Award nominations in 1962: Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. But it won only two.



Actors Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, who played Romeo and Juliet in the 1968 film of the same name.

For many, this film adaptation was the best of all the films made.

In William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," Juliet was 14 years old and Romeo was 16.



Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney and Margie Gay in Alice Solves the Puzzle, 1925.



Anna Karenina performed by actress Vivien Leigh, 1948.

How do you like this Karenina? Or did Liza Dartanyanovna Boyarskaya get into character better?



Filming of the film "Moby Dick", 1955.



Photographer: Frank Horvat

Barbara Brylska, 24, as Kama in the Polish film Pharaoh, which was nominated for an Oscar in 1967.

The Secret Life of Nadya Sheveleva. Now such a choice of costume for a historical drama looks a little out of place. But in the 1960s, it received rave reviews, awards, and was even nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.



Lionel Barrymore as Rasputin on the set of the film "Rasputin and the Empress", 1932.



On the set of the Italian film "Poor but Beautiful", 1956.

Actresses: Marisa Allasio, Alexandra Panaro, and Lorella De Luca. The actresses of Italian cinema of those years are simply "space" of some kind. They are perfect - strong, healthy, not skinny, cheerful and beautiful faces.



Robert Shaw on the set of the film "Jaws", 1975.

Robert Shaw and the shark "Bruce" decided to take a little break from the filming process.