''Spring in Moscow'' (russian: Весна в Москве, Vesna v Moskve) is a 1953 Soviet

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Iosif Kheifits Iosif Yefimovich Kheifits ( be, Іосіф Яўхімавіч Хейфіц; – 24 April 1995) was a Soviet film director, winner of two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946), People's Artist of USSR (1964), Hero of Socialist Labor (1975). Member of t ...

and

Nadezhda Kosheverova Nadezhda Nikoleyevna Kosheverova (); 10 September 1902 22 February 1989) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter who specialized in children's films. Life Kosheverova was born in St. Petersburg to Nikolai Kosheverov, a merchant with a house ...

and starring

Galina Korotkevich Galina, Halyna, or Halina (russian: Галина; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration fr ...

, Vladimir Petrov and

Yuri Bublikov Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...

.Hibbin p.230 It was based on the first Soviet

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

, written by

Viktor Gusev Viktor Mikhaylovich Gusev (; 30 January 1909 – 23 January 1944) wrote lyrics to accompany several patriotic Soviet military tunes, including 'Polyushko Pole' and ' March of the Artillerymen'. He wrote the play ''Spring in Moscow'', which was t ...

and first staged by the New Theatre in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

under

Nikolay Akimov Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Аки́мов; – 6 September 1968) was an experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre. His most notorious product ...

Cast

as Nadezhda * Vladimir Petrov as Mikhail *

as Yasha *

Anatoliy Kuznetsov Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...

as Ivan *

Vladimir Taskin Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukra ...

as Akademik Aleksandr Petrov / old Rybkin *

Leo Shostak Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * '' Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts a ...

as Zdobnov, docent * Lyudmila Ponomaryova as Kaya, daughter Rybnik *

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as Commandant of the hostel * G. Anchits * Aleksandra Trishko as Aunt Masha * Agniya Elekoeva as Girl * Nikolay Lukinov as Militiaman

References

Bibliography

* Nina Hibbin. ''Eastern Europe: an illustrated guide''. A. Zwemmer, 1969.

External links

* 1953 films 1950s musical drama films Soviet musical drama films Russian musical drama films 1950s Russian-language films Films directed by Iosif Kheifits 1953 drama films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova 1950s Soviet films {{musical-film-stub