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Vladimir Rubin Vladimir Ilich Rubin (russian: Владимир Ильич Ру́бин; 5 August 1924 – 27 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian composer. He was born in Moscow, and was a People's Artist of Russia (1995). Works * Opera – ''Three Fat Men''S ...

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directed by Georgi Shchukin and Semyon Tumanov.

Plot

A modest guy, a drilling geologist, loves the beautiful and provocative switchman Zina. The faithful and boundless love of Alyosha gradually awakens her reciprocal feeling, which makes others look with different eyes at the inconspicuous guy.

Cast

* Leonid Bykov as Alyosha * Aleksandra Zavyalova as Zina *

Alexey Gribov Alexey Nikolayevich Gribov (russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Гри́бов; — 26 November 1977) was a Soviet and Russian actor, "master of all types of Russian national character"Inna SolovyovaAlexey Nikolayevich Gribovarticl ...

as Zina's grandfather *

Yuri Belov Yuri Vladimirovich Belov (russian: Ю́рий Влади́мирович Бело́в; May 27, 1929 – July 23, 2017) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He was a member of the Sain ...

as Arkady *

Ivan Savkin Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

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Vladimir Gulyaev Vladimir Leonidovich Gulyaev (russian: Влади́мир Леони́дович Гуля́ев; 30 October 1924, Yekaterinburg, RSFSR — 3 October 1997, Moscow) was a Soviet actor of theater and cinema. Biography He was born October 30, 1924 ...

as Sergey *

Ivan Ryzhov Ivan Petrovich Ryzhov (russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Рыжо́в; 25 January 1913, Ramensky District, Zelyonaya Sloboda, Bronnitsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — 15 March 2004, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. Peop ...

as Volkov *

Igor Okhlupin Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling ...

as Zina's boyfriend *

Pyotr Sobolevsky Pyotr Stanislavovich Sobolevsky (russian: Пётр Станиславович Соболевский; 22 May 1904 – 26 June 1977) was a Soviet actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1973. Biography Sobolevsky was born on 22 ...

as Belogorov

Production

Leonid Kuravlyov, Anatoly Kuznetsov and Leonid Kharitonov auditioned for the role of Alyoshka.

Iya Arepina Iya Alexeyevna Arepina (russian: И́я Алексе́евна Аре́пина; July 2, 1930 in Ardatov – July 24, 2003 in Moscow) was a Soviet/Russian actress. She was named Best Actress at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for her performance ...

Lyudmila Gurchenko Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko (née Gurchenko; russian: link=no, Людмила Марковна Гурченко; 12 November 1935 – 30 March 2011) was a popular Soviet and Russian actress, singer and entertainer. She was given the honorary title ...

and

Izolda Izvitskaya Izolda Vasilyevna Izvitskaya (russian: Изо́льда Васи́льевна Изви́цкая, 21 June 1932 – 1 March 1971) was a Soviet actress. Isolda Izvitskaya was born in the small town of Dzerzhinsk, Russia. Her father was a chemist, ...

auditioned for the role of Zina. Вокруг кино
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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0053587 1960 films 1960s Russian-language films Soviet romantic comedy films 1960 romantic comedy films Mosfilm films 1960 directorial debut films Soviet teen films