''The Beginning of the Legend'' (russian: Так начиналась легенда) is a 1976 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Boris Grigoryev.

Plot

The film tells about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, which took place against the backdrop of war, occupation, famine, the expulsion of the elder brother and sister to Germany, the expulsion of the Nazis from the Smolensk region and the transfer of his family to Gzhatsk.

Cast

Larisa Luzhina Larisa Anatolievna Luzhina (russian: Лари́са Анато́льевна Лу́жина; born 4 March 1939) is a Soviet and Russian actress. People's Artist of the RSFSR. In 2021, the actress revealed that when she was 19, she was harassed at ...

as Anna Timofeyevna Gagarina *

Georgiy Burkov Georgi Ivanovich Burkov (russian: Гео́ргий Ива́нович Бурко́в; 31 May 1933 – 19 July 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1967 and 1988. He died on 19 July 1990 at the age of 57 ...

as Aleksei Ivanovich Gagarin * Oleg Orlov as Yuri Alekseievich Gagarin * Svetlana Ponomaryova as Nastya (as Sveta Ponomaryova) * Mayya Bulgakova as Ksenia Gerasimovna * Vilnis Bekeris as Albert * Boris Grigorev as Dronov *

Vera Altayskaya Vera Vladimirovna Altayskaya (russian: Ве́ра Влади́мировна Алта́йская) (21 May 1919 – 28 December 1978) was a Soviet actress known for her roles in children's fairy tale films and comedies. Born in Petrograd, she wa ...

* Yury Grigorev * Vladimir Gusev as PilotТак начиналась легенда (1976) Full Cast & Crew
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beginning of the Legend, The 1976 films 1970s Russian-language films Soviet biographical drama films Soviet war drama films 1970s biographical drama films 1970s war drama films