True Friends (1954)
Alexander, Boris and Vasily are old friends, who now rarely see each other as they're busy with their professional life. They embark on long-planned voyage on a raft down the Volga river, which turns into a series of comical accidents but also strengthens their friendship.
Director: Mikheil Kalatozishvili
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Vasili Merkuryev as Nestratov |
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Boris Chirkov as Chishov |
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Aleksandr Borisov as Lapin |
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Aleksei Gribov as Nekhoda |
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Liliya Gritsenko as Natalya Sergeyevna |
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Lyudmila Shagalova as Katya |
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Yuriy Sarantsev as |
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Georgi Georgiu as |
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Mikhail Pugovkin as |
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Grigori Belov as Old Man |
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Ivan Ryzhov as зритель (нет в титрах) |
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov as комсомолец |
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Aleksei Pokrovsky as young policeman |
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Aleksandr Zhukov as grandfather on a barge |
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Yelena Savitskaya as |
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Leonid Alekseev as |
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Mikhail Anorov as |
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Olga Chepurova as |
| Writing | Konstantin Isayev | Writer |
| Writing | Aleksandr Galich | Writer |
| Directing | Mikheil Kalatozishvili | Director |
| Art | Aleksei Parkhomenko | Production Design |
| Camera | Mark Magidson | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Kruchinina | Costume Design |
| Sound | Valeri Popov | Sound |
| Sound | Tikhon Khrennikov | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Lev Brozhovskiy | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Vladimir Gerasimov | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Mikhail Matusovsky | Lyricist |
| Editing | Mariya Timofeyeva | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vladimir Yakovlev | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Sergey Voronkov | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Vasiliy Golikov | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Semyon Sakharov | Conductor |
| Production | Viktor Tsirgiladze | Executive Producer |