Volga - Volga (1938)
1938 · 1h 44m · Comedy, Music
Genres: Comedy, Music

Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
Director: Grigori Aleksandrov
Writers: Mikhail Volpin, Grigori Aleksandrov, Nikolay Erdman
Music by: Isaak Dunayevsky
Cinematography: Vladimir Nilsen, Boris Petrov
Editor: Yeva Ladyzhenskaya
Cast
Lyubov Orlova as Strelka PetrovaIgor Ilyinsky as ByvalovVladimir Volodin as The PilotPavel Olenev as The Water-CarterSergei Antimonov as The street sweeperAndrei Tutyshkin as Alyosha TrubyshkinMariya Mironova as The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)Vsevolod Sanayev as The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)Nikita Kondratyev as The Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)Anatoli Shalayev as The Boy Musical Prodigy (as Tolya Shalayev)Aleksey Dolinin as The Militia Man (as A. G. Dolinin)Ivan Chuvelyov as The Olympiad Representative (as I. P. Chuvelyov)More like this
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