The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man’s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman’s loneliness. And then she fell in love – a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway…
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Cast
32 people
Nonna Mordyukova
Sasha Potapova
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Mikhail Ulyanov
Danilov
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Danylo Ilchenko
Egor Lykov
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Vasiliy Shukshin
Ivan Lykov
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Irina Murzayeva
Sasha's mother
Known for
The Snow Queen
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Valentina Vladimirova
Avdotiya
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Aleksei Mironov
Guskov
Known for
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Oleg Anofriev
Known for
How the Lion Cub and the Turtle Sang a Song
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Nina Beloborodova
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Valentin Bryleev
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The Twelve Chairs
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Tatyana Babanina
Mariya Vinogradova
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Yuri Yegorov Director · Budimir Metalnikov Writer Mark Fradkin Composer
First release September 24, 1960 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Простая история
Production
Gorky Film Studios
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Простая история
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · September 24, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
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