Soviet propaganda film about communists plotting a violent attack on a Russian city. A local poet helps the communists and they glorify his poem about Lenin.
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39 people
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Tsarev
Known for
Ballad of a Soldier
The Forty-First
Izolda Izvitskaya
Olga
Known for
The Forty-First
Serhii Dvoretskyi
Tarasov
Also in
Hard to Be a God
Born of Revolution
Zoya Fyodorova
Tarasov's Mother
Known for
Wedding in Malinovka
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Iosif Kolin
Guralnik
Also in
Height
Goodbye, Boys!
Olga Viklandt
Madame Guralnik
Also in
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Chasing Two Hares
Pyotr Aleynikov
soldier
Also in
The Humpbacked Horse
No Greater Love
Vsevolod Larionov
Orlovsky
Known for
The Secret of the Third Planet
The Twelve Chairs
Georgi Georgiu
Orlovsky's father
Also in
Ugryum-River
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Colonel Selivanov
Known for
Mother
Chess Fever
Vera Altayskaya
Known for
Father Frost
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka
Pyotr Beryozov
Also in
Wings of Victory
Secret Mission
Boris Barnet Director · Valentin Kataev Writer Vladimir Yourovsky Composer
First release December 31, 1956 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Поэт
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Поэт
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 31, 1956
Theatrical · Original Release (No Exact Date)
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
February 9, 1957 · Theatrical
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