Nine Days of One Year (1962)
Set in the Soviet scientific community, the story follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. Radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and romantic rivalries intersect as the characters confront the physical risks of their work and the personal consequences of their choices.
Director: Mikhail Romm
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Aleksey Batalov as Dmitri Gusev |
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy as Ilya Kulikov |
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Tatyana Lavrova as Lyolya |
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Mikhail Kozakov as Valery Ivanovich |
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Nikolai Plotnikov as Professor Sintsov |
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Sergei Blinnikov as Butov |
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Evgeniy Evstigneev as Nikolai Ivanovich |
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Valentin Nikulin as young physicist |
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Pavel Shpringfeld as physicist |
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Lyusyena Ovchinnikova as Nura, Gusev's younger sister |
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Andrey Smirnov as tall bearded physicist |
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Yevgeni Teterin as Surgeon |
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Zinoviy Gerdt as Narrator (voice) |
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Viktor Lazarev as Guest at the wedding |
| Writing | Daniil Khrabrovitsky | Writer |
| Directing | Mikhail Romm | Director |
| Writing | Mikhail Romm | Writer |
| Editing | Yeva Ladyzhenskaya | Editor |
| Art | Georgy Kolganov | Production Design |
| Camera | German Lavrov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Dzhon Ter-Tatevosyan | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Lev Indenbom | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniil Khrabrovitsky | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Boris Volsky | Sound Director |
| Writing | Izrail Tsizin | Script Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valentina Kiselyova | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | V. Fetisov | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Lika Averbakh | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | A. Mkrtchan | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Igor Vakar | Executive Producer |