Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
biopic
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...
about the Russian rocket scientist
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский , , p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj , a=Ru-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.oga; – 19 September 1935) ...
, directed by
Savva Kulish
Savva Yakovlevich Kulish (russian: Са́вва Я́ковлевич Кули́ш; 17 October 1936 – 9 June 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film ''Takeoff'' won the ...
and based on a screenplay by Oleg Osetinsky.
Savva Kulish was nominated for this film at the
11th Moscow International Film Festival
The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...
, winning the Silver Prize.
Cast
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Yevgeni Yevtushenko
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko ( rus, links=no, 1=Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Евтуше́нко; 18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, ...
as ''
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский , , p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj , a=Ru-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.oga; – 19 September 1935) ...
''
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Larisa Kadochnikova
Larisa Valentinovna Kadochnikova (russian: Лариса Валентиновна Кадочникова, uk, Лариса Валентинівна Кадочникова; born 30 August 1937, Moscow, USSR) is a Ukrainian actress. She appeared in ...
as ''Varvara Yevgrafovna''
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Albert Filozov
Albert Leonidovich Filozov (russian: Альбepт Лeoнидoвич Филозoв; 25 June 1937 – 11 April 2016) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was a People's Artist of Russia.Yelena Finogeyeva Yelena or Jelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian.
Notable people called Yelena
*Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), former Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres
*Yelena Vladimirovn ...
Georgi 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 ''Rokotov''
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Ion Ungureanu
Ion Ungureanu (2 August 1935 – 28 January 2017) was a Moldovan actor and politician.
Biography
Born in Opaci, Ungureanu served as member of the Parliament of Moldova. As an MP, he was Minister of Culture of Moldova from 1990 to 1994. He ...
as ''Priest''
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Vladimir Sedov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Sedov ( kk, Владимир Владимирович Седов; born 2 March 1988 in Ushtobe, Almaty Region) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter.
Career
He won a gold medal for the 94 kg class at the 2009 World Weightliftin ...
Olegar Fedoro
Olegar Fedoro ( ''né'' Olegár Pablo Fedóro; born 6 March 1958) is a Ukrainian-born former Soviet performer who later became a Spanish and then English actor.
He enrolled in the acclaimed VGIK Film School (All-Russian State University of Ci ...
Lidiya Dranovskaya Lidiya is a feminine given name.
People
*Lidiya Alfeyeva (born 1946), a Soviet long jumper
*Lidiya Belozyorova (1945–2022), Ukrainian actresses
*Lidiya Ginzburg (1902–1990), a major Soviet literary critic and a survivor of the siege of Leni ...