We'll Live Till Monday (1968)
A respected history teacher, Ilya Semenovich Melnikov, decides to quit his job due to distressing rumors about a colleague who is in love with him. His final week is disrupted when a student's controversial essay on happiness sparks a classroom conflict. Melnikov's intervention in the situation ultimately causes him to reconsider his decision to resign.
Director:
Stanislav Rostotsky
Writer:
Georgi Polonsky
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Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Ilya Semyonovich Melnikov - History Teacher |
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Irina Pechernikova as Natalya Sergeevna Gorelova - English Language Teacher |
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Nina Menshikova as Svetlana Mikhailovna - Russian Language and Literature Teacher |
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Mikhail Zimin as Nikolai Borisovich |
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Dalvin Shcherbakov as Borya Rudnitskiy |
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Nadir Malishevsky as TV presenter |
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Olga Zhizneva as Polina Andreevna |
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Lyudmila Arkharova as Nadya Ogarysheva |
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Valeri Zubarev as Genka Shestopal |
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Olga Ostroumova as Rita Cherkasova |
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Igor Starygin as Kostya Batishchev |
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Roza Grigoryeva as Sveta Demidova |
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Yuriy Chernov as Syromyatnikov |
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Lyubov Sokolova as Levikova |
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Arkadi Listarov as Vova Levikov |
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Nina Emelyanova as Taisiya Nikolayevna (as N. Yemelyanova) |
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German Kachin as Igor Stepanovich |
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Klavdiya Lepanova as Klavdiya Sergeevna |
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Sofya Garrel as Raisa Pavlovna |
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Nina Emelyanova as Taisiya Nikolaevna |
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Valentina Telegina as school nanny |
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Nina Grebeshkova as Allochka |
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Sofiya Pilyavskaya as Teacher |
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Yakov Lents as Elderly Geography Teacher |
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Viktor Markin as Teacher |
| Directing | Stanislav Rostotsky | Director |
| Camera | Vyacheslav Shumskiy | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Georgi Polonsky | Screenplay |
| Art | Boris Dulenkov | Production Design |
| Sound | Kirill Molchanov | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Aleksandr Izbutskiy | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elza Rappoport | Costume Design |
| Directing | Zoya Kurdumova | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Yury Postnikov | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Valentina Mironova | Editor |
| Writing | Artyom Anfinogenov | Script Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | V. Boykova | Makeup Designer |
| Lighting | Nikolay Gromov | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Vladimir Nikitchenko | Special Effects |
| Crew | Konstantin Alekseyev | Special Effects |
| Directing | Svetlana Rimalis | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Aleksandr Kolosov | Assistant Director |
| Camera | D. Dmitrov | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | V. Chistyakov | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Vladimir Prilensky | Sound Assistant |
| Art | I. Kashigina | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Grigoriy Rimalis | Production Manager |
| Directing | Liliya Bakhtiarova | Assistant Director |
| Art | V. Orlov | Assistant Production Design |