''Two Friends'' (russian: Два друга) is a 1954

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comedy film directed by

Viktor Eisymont Viktor Vladislavovich Eisymont (russian: Виктор Владиславович Эйсымонт, 20 December 1904 – 31 January 1964) was a Soviet film director. He was a three-time recipient of the Stalin Prize, in 1942, 1947, and 1951. ...

Plot

The film tells about two friends of Vita and Kostya who are extremely poor at school, preferring football studies. Vitya's mom takes away the ball from him, but this does not stop the boys from finding new entertainments and getting new bad grades.

Starring

* Lyonya Krauklis as Vitya Maleyev * Vladimir Guskov as Kostya Shishkin (as Vova Guskov) * Misha Aronov as Misha * Vitya Byelov as Khudozhnik stengazety *

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as Tolik *

Natasha Zasluyeva Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic languages, Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia (given name), Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha ...

as Natasha * Kseniya Spiridonova as Tosya *

Daniil Sagal Daniil (russian: Даниил) is a Russian masculine given name; equivalent to that of the English given name Daniel. Notable examples People named Daniil include: Arts and literature * Daniil Andreyev (1906–1959), Russian writer, poet, and C ...

as father of Vitya (as D. Sagal) * Vera Orlova as mother of Vitya (as V. Orlova) *

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as Lika Maleyeva *

Yanina Zheymo Yanina Boleslavovna Zhejmo (russian: Янина Болеславовна Жеймо; pl, Janina Bolesławowna Żejmo; 29 May 1909 – 29 December 1987) was a Soviet actress of Polish origin. Her father was Polish and her mother was Russian. She ...

as mother of Kostya *

Irina Zarubina Irina Petrovna Zarubina (russian: Ирина Петровна Зару́бина; April 22, 1907 – May 20, 1976) was a Soviet and Russian actress. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1951). Biography She was born on April 22, 1907, in Kazan. In ...

as Olga Nikolayevna (as I. Zarubina)

References

External links

* 1954 films 1950s Russian-language films Soviet black-and-white films Soviet comedy films 1954 comedy films 1950s Soviet films Films scored by Mieczysław Weinberg {{1950s-USSR-film-stub