A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She plays the role of Baba Yaga in the amateur theatre — and does it so organically that the visiting filmmaker offers her the most difficult role in the historical drama about Joan of Arc. She was given not only great acting talent, but the talent of deep, selfless love. A dream comes true: she is invited to the main role, and she begins a completely different life, full of real creative torment, insights and true happiness.
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Inna Churikova
Pasha Stroganova
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Valentina Telichkina
Valya
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Tatyana Stepanova
Katya
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Nina Skomorokhova
Zina
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Yuri Klepikov
movie director
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Stepan Ivanovich
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Vyacheslav Vasilyev
Stepan Vitalyevich
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Yevgeni Lebedev
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Gleb Panfilov Director · Yevgeni Gabrilovich Writer Vadim Bibergan Composer
First release October 12, 1970 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Начало
Production
Lenfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Начало
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 12, 1970
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No release date listed for United States.
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