Having failed to enter the institute, Sergei got a job in a workshop to refill lighters. Giving all his free time to his new hobby - boxing, the hero in a short period of time achieves significant success and insists that the coach allowed him to the nearest competition. Having received a well-founded refusal, Sergei goes to another club and wins a victory over a famous boxer at a tournament. But the accidental victory does not bring him joy.
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Cast
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Natalya Bespalova
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Yuriy Nazarov
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Lyudmila Shagalova
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Valentina Lysenko
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Igor Kosukhin
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Vladimir Ukhin
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Valentin Popov Director · Oleg Osetinsky Writer Mikhail Aleksandrov Author
First release March 12, 1973 · Produced in Russia · Original title Бой с тенью
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Бой с тенью
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 12, 1973
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No release date listed for United States.
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