The Goalkeeper
6.8
The film tells the story of an ordinary guy Anton Kandidov. First he works on agricultural work — transports on boat on Volga watermelons. Noticing how deftly Anton catches and loads watermelons, he is told that he could become a goalkeeper and play football. And he decides to follow the advice. On the way to the glory of the goalkeeper and waiting for his victory and disappointment.
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Cast
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Grigory Pluzhnik
Anton Kandidov
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Semyon Timoshenko Director · Lev Kassil Writer Lazar Yudin Writer
First release January 9, 1936 · Produced in Russia · Original title Вратарь
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Вратарь
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 9, 1936
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
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