Based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Fedin. 1910. A small town in the Volga region. Kirill Izvekov, a student of a technical school, is only looking for his place in life, and revolutionary struggle is unfolding around him.
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Part of Первые радости. Необыкновенное лето (Владимир Басов) ( 1956-1957) (Коллекция)
2 films
Cast
12 people
Mikhail Nazvanov
Known for
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Hamlet
Vladimir Druzhnikov
Known for
The Secret of the Third Planet
Officers
Vladimir Yemelyanov
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Come Here, Mukhtar!
Ugryum-River
Viktor Korshunov
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On Thin Ice
Goal! Another Goal!
Tatyana Konyukhova
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The Red and the White
Roza Makagonova
Also in
The Adventures of the Electronic
The Little Mermaid
Vladimir Basov
Known for
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
Afonya
Danylo Ilchenko
Known for
They Fought for Their Motherland
Yevgeni Teterin
Known for
Ballad of a Soldier
Fate of a Man
Yuriy Yakovlev
Known for
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Kin-dza-dza!
Olga Zhizneva
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A Severe Young Man
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Sergei Troitsky
Also in
An Eye for an Eye
Kashchey the Immortal
Vladimir Basov Director · Aleksei Kapler Screenplay Konstantin Fedin Author
First release July 2, 1956 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Первые радости
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Первые радости
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · July 2, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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