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

1961

1h 50m

5.8(19 votes)

Drama

War

Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Нина Дробышева

Sasha Lvova

Нина Дробышева

Acting

Евгений Урбанский

Aleksei Astakhov

Евгений Урбанский

Acting

Natalya Kuzmina

Lyusya

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Acting

Виталий Коняев

Petya

Виталий Коняев

Acting

Георгий Куликов

Mitya

Георгий Куликов

Acting

Леонид Князев

Ivan Ilyich

Леонид Князев

Acting

Георгий Георгиу

Nikolai Avdeyevich

Георгий Георгиу

Acting

Олег Табаков

Sergei

Олег Табаков

Acting

Alik Krylov

Sergei in childhood

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Acting

Vitali Bondarev

Yegorka

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Acting

Константин Барташевич

flight director

Константин Барташевич

Acting

Тамара Носова

girl at the factory

Тамара Носова

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