The film, based on the war stories by Andrei Platonov, centers on the story of a soldier Ivan Vladyko. The war is over and Ivan begins to search for his son, who disappeared after their native village burned down. During the search he meets a woman with three children who takes a lively part in his fate.
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Sergey Garmash
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Andrey Dudarenko
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Gavriil Egiazarov
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Lyudmila Ivanova
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Georgi Zhzhyonov
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Elena Popova
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Andrey Smolyakov
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Gavriil Egiazarov Director · Andrey Eshpay Composer Yuri Ulanov Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1987 · Produced in Russia · Original title Иван Великий
Production
Mosfilm
Production
Russia
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Original title
Иван Великий
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
January 1, 1987 · Theatrical
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