Ivan Pavlov (film)

Ivan Pavlov is a 1949 Soviet biographical film directed by Grigori Aleksandrov. The film depicts the life and work of the renowned Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, focusing on his groundbreaking research on classical conditioning and its impact on the understanding of animal and human behavior. It portrays Pavlov's dedication to scientific inquiry, his struggles against bureaucratic obstacles, and his eventual recognition as a leading scientist. The film stars Aleksandr Borisov as Ivan Pavlov and provides a dramatized account of his experiments with dogs and his development of the concept of conditioned reflexes. The film is a propaganda piece intended to showcase the achievements of Soviet science and the importance of Pavlov's work within the context of Marxist-Leninist ideology.