Birches in the Steppe (1957)
A family of collective farmers arrives in Kazakhstan. The husband, who had persuaded his wife to come in search of an easier life, is frightened by the very first difficulties and goes back home. But the woman stays, because she has fallen in love with a local man. There are no optimistic declarations—only a timid hope that she will take root in this new place, together with the birch trees she planted near the house.
Director:
Yuri Pobedonostsev
Writers:
Boris Tetkin, Budimir Metalniki.
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Raisa Kurkina as Marya |
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Georgi Shapovalov as Stepan Radomin |
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Yuri Leonidov as Dmitriy |
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Atageldy-Aga Ismailov as Amanov |
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Yelizaveta Kuzyurina as Nastasya |
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Leonid Yasinovsky as Maksim |
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Radagada Oguzbaev as Ibrai |
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Kanabek Bayseites as Altynbekov |
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Athanasius Khokhlova as Vasilisa |
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Khadisha Bukeyeva as Dilda |
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Kapan Badyrov as Dzhumabekov |
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Leonid Vodolazov as |
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V. Skuridin as |
| Art | Yuri Mingazitdinov | Production Design |
| Writing | Boris Tetkin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Budimir Metalniki | Screenplay |
| Sound | Yevgeni Brusilovsky | Music |
| Directing | Yuri Pobedonostsev | Director |
| Camera | Iskander Tynyshpaev | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mikhail Aranyshev | Director of Photography |