How I Was Independent
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Based on the short story of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. The first-grader Lyosha, when he was left home alone, decided to spend this first independent day of his life calmly and sensibly. But the neighborhood kids disrupted Leshya's plans. They used his apartment to rehearse an amateur performance.
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Cast
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Aleksand Mashovets
Anton Dudkin
Known for
Welcome, or No Trespassing
Vladimir Semenov
Lyosha
Also in
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Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Victor Zhuravlev, Lyosha's dad
Known for
The White Sun of the Desert
Tatyana Konyukhova
Elena Zhuravleva, Lyosha's mom
Known for
The Red and the White
Igor Yershov
Senya Lastochkin
Also in
The Flying Ship
A Snow Fairy Tale
Yuri Medvedev
Terenty, janitor
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
Wings
Vasili Neshchiplenko
policeman
Also in
The Sky Slow-Mover
«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
Vasily Zhuravlyov Director · Yuri Sotnik Writer Igor Morozov Composer
First release March 24, 1963 · Produced in Russia · Original title Как я был самостоятельным
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Как я был самостоятельным
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 24, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
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