Three Encounters

1950 1h 20m RU

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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The film consists of short stories about participants of the Great Patriotic War, who returned from the front and entered a peaceful life. The heroes of the tape are fellow soldiers: Major Kornev, formerly a domain engineer; petty officer Samoseev, in the future chairman of the collective farm; senior lieutenant Rudnikov expects an Arctic expedition, and lieutenant Bela Mukhtarova will go with a party of geologists to the East.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tamara Makarova
Olimpiada Samoseeva
Boris Chirkov
Nikanor Samoseev
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Maksim Kornev
Yuliya Borisova
Oksana
Klara Luchko
Bella
Elizaveta Lilina
Maksim Kornev's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
Writers: Mikhail Bleiman, Nikolay Pogodin, Sergey Yermolinsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, shot by Fyodor Provorov. 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 Nikolai Kryukov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tamara Makarova and Boris Chirkov and Nikolay Kryuchkov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040901 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksandr Ptushko directs. Fyodor Provorov behind the camera. Nikolai Kryukov scores. Maria Kuzmina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, shot by Fyodor Provorov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Nikolai Kryukov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maria Kuzmina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tamara Makarova and Boris Chirkov and Nikolay Kryuchkov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0040901 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.