''Big School-Break'' (or ''Big Break'' translit. ''Bolshaya Peremena'', russian: Большая перемена) is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It was known in the US as ''The Long Recess'', and it is loosely based on Georgy Sadovnikov's novel ''Walk towards people'' (Иду к людям).

Plot summary

Nestor Petrovich Severov, a student preparing to start his PhD in Russian history, has his ego bruised by his girl-friend, who beats him on their entrance exam. He starts working at a

night school A night school is an adult learning school that holds classes in the evening or at night to accommodate people who work during the day. A community college or university may hold night school classes that admit undergraduates. Italy The Scuola ...

, having had his spot at a graduate program taken away by the young woman. He soon finds out that teaching adults can be very hard, especially when they aren't willing to learn.

Cast

Mikhail Kononov Mikhail Ivanovich Kononov (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Ко́нонов) (25 April 1940 – 16 July 2007) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of Russia (1999). Biography He first appeared on stage at school. In 1963 ...

as ''Nestor Petrovich Severov, the history teacher'' *

Yevgeny Leonov Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as '' Gentlemen ...

as ''Stepan Lednyov'' *

Rolan Bykov Rolan Antonovich Bykov (russian: Ролан Антонович Быков; October 12, 1929 – October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Early life R ...

as ''Alexander Petrykin'' *

Aleksandr Zbruyev Aleksandr Viktorovich Zbruyev (russian: Александр Викторович Збруев; born 31 March 1938, in Moscow, Soviet Union) is Soviet and Russian theatrical and cinema actor. Selected filmography * ''My Younger Brother'' (1962) as ...

as ''Grigory Ganzha'' * Svetlana Kryuchkova as ''Nelli'' * Yanis Yakobson as ''Nelli neighbor's party'' * Yuriy Kuzmenkov as ''Fedoskin'' * Natalya Bogunova as ''Svetlana Afanasyevna'' *

Natalya Gvozdikova Natalya Fedorovna Gvozdikova (russian: Наталья Фёдоровна Гвоздикова; born 7 January 1948) is a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress. Early life and education Natalia Gvozdikova was born on 7 January 1948 in the B ...

as ''Polina'' *

Savely Kramarov Savely Viktorovich Kramarov (russian: Саве́лий Ви́кторович Кра́маров; 13 October 1934 – 6 June 1995) was a Soviet, Russian and American actor. He acted in at least 42 Soviet films, and later appeared in several mo ...

as ''Timokhin'' *

Viktor Proskurin The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as ''Gena Lyapishev'' *

Valery Nosik Valery Benediktovich Nosik (Валерий Бенедиктович Носик, 9 October 1940, Moscow, USSR, — 4 January 1995, Moscow, Russian Federation) was a Soviet Russian film and stage actor, the People's Artist of Russia (1994) who ap ...

as ''Otto Fukin'' *

Nina Maslova Nina Konstantinovna Maslova (russian: Ни́на Константи́новна Ма́слова; born November 27, 1946) is a Soviet and Russian actress who has appeared in several films such as '' Aferisty'' (1990) and '' Depressiya'' (1991). ...

as ''Korovyanskaya'' *

Iren Azer Iren may refer to: Given name *Irén Ágay (1913–1950), Hungarian actress *Irén Daruházi-Karcsics (1927-2011), Hungarian retired gymnast *Iren Marik (1905-1986), Hungarian-born classical pianist *Irén Pavlics (born 1934), Hungarian Slovene ...

as ''Lyus'ka'' * Valeri Khlevinsky as ''Avdotyin'' *

Lyudmila Kasatkina Lyudmila Ivanovna Kasatkina (russian: Людмила Ивановна Касаткина; 15 May 192522 February 2012) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian actress who starred in a string of war-related films directed by her husband Sergey Kol ...

as ''The School Director'' *

Mikhail Yanshin Mikhail Mikhailovich Yanshin (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Я́ншин) (20 October 1902 – 17 July 1976) was a Soviet Union, Soviet stage and film actor. Biography Yanshin was born in the city of Yukhnov, located in the pre ...

as ''Professor Volosyuk'' *

Valentina Sperantova Valentina Aleksandrovna Sperantova (russian: Валенти́на Алекса́ндровна Спера́нтова; 1904 — 1978) was a Soviet actress of theater and cinema. People's Artist of the USSR (1970). Member of the CPSU since 1953 ...

as ''The School Janitor'' *

Lev Durov Lev Konstantinovich Durov ( rus, Лев Константинович Дуров, p=ˈlʲef kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪdʑ ˈdurəf; 23 December 1931 – 20 August 2015) was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 ...

as ''Militiaman'' *

Lyusyena Ovchinnikova Lyusyena Ivanovna Ovchinnikova (russian: Люсье́на Ива́новна Овчи́нникова; 10 September 1931 – 8 January 1999) was a Soviet film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1959 and 1993. She is an Merit ...

as ''Valya, Petrykin's bride'' * Lev Dubov as Engineer * Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya,

Valentina Talyzina Valentina Illarionovna Talyzina (russian: Валентина Илларионовна Талызина; born January 22, 1935) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985). Awarded the Order of Honor (2005 ...

, Nina Zhilina, Lyudmila Antsiferova, Valentina Kuznetsova as ''The School Teachers'' *

Vladimir Basov Vladimir Pavlovich Basov (russian: link=no, Владимир Павлович Басов; 28 July 192317 September 1987) was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1983). Biography Vladimir Basov was ...

as photographer at the wedding Petrykin's *

Elya Baskin Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books o ...

as pupil * Nikolai Grabbe as Tarasov *

Ivan Ryzhov Ivan Petrovich Ryzhov (russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Рыжо́в; 25 January 1913, Zelyonaya Sloboda, Bronnitsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — 15 March 2004, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of t ...

as Police Major, head of the department *

Valentina Ananina Valentina Georgievna Ananina (russian: Валентина Геopгиeвна Ананьина; May 18, 1933, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. Biography Valentina Ananina was born May 18, 1933 in Moscow. In 1957 she grad ...

(episode) * Mikhail Remizov (episode) *

Vladimir Zemlyanikin Vladimir Mikhailovich Zemlyanikin (russian: Владимир Михайлович Земляникин; 27 October 1933 – 27 October 2016) was a film and theater actor. He was an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1994).Gotlib Roninson Gotlib Mikhailovich Roninson (russian: Готлиб Михайлович Ронинсон; 12 February 1916 — 25 December 1991) was a Soviet actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1953 to 1991. Filmography References External ...

as Brigadier *

Yelena Koreneva Yelena Alekseyevna Koreneva (russian: Еле́на Алексе́евна Ко́ренeва; born October 3, 1953, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress, writer, film director and screenwriter. Yelena Koreneva starred in more th ...

as girl in library *

Valentina Titova Valentina Antipovna Titova (russian: Валентина Антиповна Титова; February 6, 1942 in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast SSSR) is a Russian actress. Biography Valentina Antipovna Titova was born on 6 February 1942 in the city of K ...

as wedding guests *

Pyotr Shcherbakov Pyotr Ivanovich Shcherbakov (russian: Пётр Ива́нович Щербако́в; 21 July 1929 – March 16, 1992) was a Soviet film and theater actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980). Member of the CPSU since 1955. Biography Born July ...

as guest

Production

Film locations

The film was shot in

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(Central Park, Kotoroslnaya embankment, Damansky Island etc.) and

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References

External links

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Bolshaya Peremena 35 years ago

How Bolshaya Peremena was filmed
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