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"The Most Important Motion Picture That Has Ever Come From The Soviet Union"

1961 1h 50m RU

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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For many years, Sasha Lvova has been waiting for the return of her lover, pilot Aleksei Astakhov, refusing to believe in his death at the front. And he really returns to her and his son after captivity, but this is a completely different person, rejected by society, expelled from the profession. It is difficult to say how Aleksei’s fate would have been if it hadn’t for Sasha’s love, her ability to survive in the most difficult circumstances.

“The Most Important Motion Picture That Has Ever Come From The Soviet Union”

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Cast

Nina Drobysheva
Sasha Lvova
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Aleksei Astakhov
Natalya Kuzmina
Lyusya
Vitaliy Konyaev
Petya
Georgiy Kulikov
Mitya
Leonid Knyazev
Ivan Ilyich
Georgi Georgiu
Nikolai Avdeyevich
Oleg Tabakov
Sergei

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
Writers: Daniil Khrabrovitsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray, shot by Sergei Poluyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mikhail Ziv. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mariya Timofeyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nina Drobysheva and Evgeniy Urbanskiy and Natalya Kuzmina carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Most Important Motion Picture That Has Ever Come From The Soviet Union".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Grigoriy Chukhray directs. Sergei Poluyanov behind the camera. Mikhail Ziv scores. Mariya Timofeyeva cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray, shot by Sergei Poluyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mikhail Ziv. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mariya Timofeyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nina Drobysheva and Evgeniy Urbanskiy and Natalya Kuzmina carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Most Important Motion Picture That Has Ever Come From The Soviet Union".
7IMDB entry: tt0053712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "world war ii", "prisoner of war", "pilot", "family relationships".
10Released under 23 different titles around the world.