Simple People
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A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.
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Cast
13 people
Olga Lebzak
Eryomina
Also in
Pirogov
The Living Corpse
Boris Zhukovsky
Makeyev
Also in
Wings of Victory
The Vyborg Side
F. Babadzhanov
Akbashev
No other roles listed
Ekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya
Granny
Also in
Aero NT-54
Victory
Iraida Kudryavtseva
Varvara Shapkina
No other roles listed
Larisa Yemelyantseva
Sasha Slepnyova
Also in
Arinka
Our Girls
Vladimir Kolchin
Ivanov
Also in
Tractor Drivers
The Safety Match
Tatyana Pelttser
Plaksina
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
Formula of Love
Anatoliy Chiryev
Romka
No other roles listed
Aleksandr Larikov
Kizlyakov
Known for
Old Man Khottabych
Konstantin Adashevsky
Cook
Known for
Cinderella
Yuriy Tolubeev
Yeryomin, works director
Known for
Hamlet
Grigori Kozintsev Director · Leonid Trauberg Director Dmitri Shostakovich Composer
First release December 31, 1945 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Простые люди
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Простые люди
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 31, 1945
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
August 25, 1956 · Theatrical
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