Volga - Volga
6.6
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
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Cast
17 people
Lyubov Orlova
Strelka Petrova
Also in
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Spring
Igor Ilyinsky
Byvalov
Known for
Carnival Night
Aelita: Queen of Mars
Vladimir Volodin
The Pilot
Known for
The Twelve Months
Pavel Olenev
The Water-Carter
Also in
The Village Teacher
A Girl with Character
Sergei Antimonov
The street sweeper
Also in
The Russian Question
In the Far East
Andrei Tutyshkin
Alyosha Trubyshkin
Known for
Carnival Night
Mariya Mironova
The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)
Also in
Doctor Aybolit
Doctor Aybolit
Vsevolod Sanayev
The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)
Also in
White Dew
The First Echelon
Nikita Kondratyev
The Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)
Also in
Vasilisa the Beautiful
Maria, the Wonderful Weaver
Anatoli Shalayev
The Boy Musical Prodigy (as Tolya Shalayev)
Also in
When the Song Does Not End...
Aleksey Dolinin
The Militia Man (as A. G. Dolinin)
Also in
The Thirteen
By the Bluest of Seas
Ivan Chuvelyov
The Olympiad Representative (as I. P. Chuvelyov)
Also in
The End of St. Petersburg
Cities and Years
Grigori Aleksandrov Director · Nikolay Erdman Writer Mikhail Volpin Writer
Director Writer
Grigori Aleksandrov
Writer
Nikolay Erdman
Writer
Mikhail Volpin
Composer
Isaak Dunayevsky
Cinematographer
Vladimir Nilsen
Cinematographer
Boris Petrov
Editor
Yeva Ladyzhenskaya
Production designer
Mikhail Karyakin
Production designer
Georgi Grivtsov
Costume designer
Konstantin Efimov
First release April 24, 1938 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Волга-Волга
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Волга-Волга
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Finland · April 24, 1938
Theatrical
Russia · April 24, 1938
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
April 25, 1946 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 24, 1938 · Theatrical
XC
July 2, 1948 · Theatrical
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