Faster Than Own Shadow
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Petr Korolev is a metallurgical engineer and a runner member of the Soviet Union Olympic team. Thanks to his perseverance and willpower, he earned the right to participate in international competitions in athletics. During his preparation for the Moscow Olympic Games, an unforeseen event during a race caused his rival, a world record holder in long distance running Rolf Schmidt to leave the race. When realizing the accident, Korolev also leaves and helps Schmidt to get up. From that behavior is born his friendship with the rival runner. Korolev's consecration takes place right at the Olympic Games in Moscow, where he gets the gold medal, beating his world-record friend.
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Anatoli Mateshko
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Aleksandr Fatyushin
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Pavel Lyubimov
Dal Orlov
Sergey Rubeko
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Brigada
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Elena Tsyplakova
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D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
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Yuriy Dumchev
Known for
Hard to Be a God
Khottabych
Aleksandr Abramov
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Pavel Lyubimov Director · Dal Orlov Writer Aleksandr Zhurbin Composer
First release January 12, 1980 · Produced in Russia · Original title Быстрее собственной тени
Production
Gorky Film Studios
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Russia
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Original title
Быстрее собственной тени
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 12, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
January 12, 1981
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