A Spring for the Thirsty (1965)
A parable centering on an old man who lives a secluded life in the desert, alone with only his memories and photographs. His wellspring, once a source of joy and hope for thirsty passersby, is now rarely used. No longer able to find comfort in his memories, he turns all his photographs to face the walls.
Director:
Yurii Illienko
Writer:
Ivan Drach
https://usfa.gov.ua/movie-catalog/krynycya-dlya-spraglykh-i9166
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Dmytro Milyutenko as Levko Serdyuk |
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Larysa Kadochnykova as Solomiya |
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Feodosiya Lytvynenko as grandmother Chornukha |
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Gemma Firsova as Mariya |
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Nina Alisova as Paraska |
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Yevhen Baliyev as Maksym |
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Yurii Mazhuha as Petro |
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Olena Kovalenko as Natalka |
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Konstantin Ershov as Artem |
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Vladimir Lemport as |
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Ivan Drach as (voice) |
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Nikolai Silis as |
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Grigoriy Basenko as |
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Nataliya Mishchenko as |
| Directing | Yurii Illienko | Director |
| Writing | Ivan Drach | Screenplay |
| Art | Pyotr Maksimenko | Art Direction |
| Art | Anatoliy Mamontov | Art Direction |
| Editing | Natalia Akayomova | Editor |
| Sound | Leonid Hrabovskyi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Volodymyr Davydov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Yurii Illienko | Director of Photography |