Summary
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
Cast
Tatyana Samoylova
Veronika
Aleksey Batalov
Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin
Vasili Merkuryev
Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin
Aleksandr Shvorin
Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin
Svetlana Kharitonova
Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Volodya
Valentin Zubkov
Stepan
Antonina Bogdanova
Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother
Boris Kokovkin
Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernov
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva
Valentina Ananina
Lyuba
Valentina Vladimirova
Woman Soldier
Olga Dzisko
Dasha
Leonid Knyazev
Sachkov
Georgiy Kulikov
Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin
Daniil Netrebin
Wounded Man
Aleksandr Popov
Borya
Irina Preis
Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya
Nikolay Smorchkov
Zakharov
Galina Stepanova
Veronika's Mother
Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova
Guest at Party
Georgiy Shamshurin
Aleksey, Veronika's Father
Leonid Alekseyev
Old Man (uncredited)
Valentina Berezutskaya
Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited)
Maya Bulgakova
Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)
Lidiya Vinogradova
Woman Soldier (uncredited)
Lidiya Genel-Ablova
Old Woman (uncredited)
Aleksandr Degtyar
Soldier with Child (uncredited)
Anatoliy Dudorov
Military Man (uncredited)
Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova
Guest at Party (uncredited)
Ivan Zalesskiy
(uncredited)
Anna Zarzhitskaya
Palyukaitis (uncredited)
Maria Klyuchareva
Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)
Yuri Komissarov
Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
(uncredited)
Yevgeniya Lyzhina
(uncredited)
Alevtina Rumyantseva
Young Woman (uncredited)
Mikhail Semenikhin
Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Lyubov Sokolova
Woman Soldier (uncredited)
Lyubov Studneva
Stepan's Mother (uncredited)
Vasiliy Fushchich
Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Vasiliy Tsygankov
Soldier (uncredited)
Yevgeni Kudryashov
Guest at party (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Writer
Viktor Rozov
Reviews
talisencrw
May 11, 2016
10
This was an equally outstanding and heartbreaking film. I haven't watched a lot of Soviet cinema, but from what I have seen thus far, it's terrific. It makes me want to investigate their oeuvre ever more diligently. Essential if you're interested either in Soviet films or war films in general, from the perspective of the people on the sidelines as well. Don't think for a moment they can't be just as shellshocked as the soldiers-in-arms themselves...
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Russian
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
