Shine, Shine, My Star (1969)
1969 · 1h 34m · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1920, just 3 years after the October revolution, the peoples had to decide between conforming to Bolshevism or national self-determination. In that torn-apart-time, one man, the comedian Volodya, tries to mediate, not between different ideologies, but social life and art.
Director: Aleksandr Mitta
Writers: Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid, Aleksandr Mitta
Music by: Boris Chaikovsky
Cinematography: Yuri Sokol
Editor: Nadezhda Veselovskaya
Cast
Oleg Tabakov as Iskremas / CuckooElena Proklova as Krysya / Jeanne d'ArcOleg Efremov as PainterEvgeni Leonov as CinematographerLeonid Kuravlyov as Red comissarLeonid Dyachkov as Ohrim, green agentMarlen Khutsiyev as Third 'cuckoo' player (prince)Nonna Mordyukova as madameAleksandr Porokhovshchikov as shooterAleksandr Filippenko as Second 'cuckoo' playerPavel Vinnik as husband in silent filmLyubov Sokolova as Painter's wifeMore like this
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