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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Aleksandr Safronov
Nina Grebeshkova
Georgi Burkov
Nikolai Smirnov
Vladimir Marenkov
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Karen Shakhnazarov
- Writers
- Vasiliy Shukshin, Karen Shakhnazarov
- Languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Karen Shakhnazarov directs. Vladimir Shevtsik behind the camera. Igor Nazaruk scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov, shot by Vladimir Shevtsik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Igor Nazaruk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Aleksandr Safronov and Nina Grebeshkova and Georgi Burkov carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0175160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Vladimir Shevtsik
- Original score
- Igor Nazaruk
- Production design
- Nikolai Usachyov
- Runtime
- 22 min · 0h 22m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- RU
Also by
Karen Shakhnazarov
Production companies
Who made it
Mosfilm
SU
Key crew
- Production DesignNikolai Usachyov
- Short StoryVasiliy Shukshin
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1975-12-31
