The events that are crucial to the fate of the heroes take place during one night shift at one of the country's largest construction sites.
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Gennadi Korolkov
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Yuriy Tolubeev
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Tatyana Govorova
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Leonid Menaker Director · Aleksandr Gelman Screenplay Tatyana Kaletskaya Screenplay
First release June 7, 1971 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Ночная смена
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Ночная смена
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 7, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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