There Was an Old Couple (1965)
In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.
Director:
Grigoriy Chukhray
Writers:
Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid.
| Directing | Grigoriy Chukhray | Director |
| Writing | Yuli Dunsky | Screenplay |
| Writing | Valeri Frid | Screenplay |
| Sound | Aleksandra Pakhmutova | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sergei Poluyanov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Boris Nemechek | Production Design |
| Sound | Emin Khachaturyan | Conductor |
| Sound | Semyon Litvinov | Sound Director |
| Writing | Lev Oshanin | Lyricist |
| Directing | Yuriy Danilovich | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Yuriy Danilovich | Lyricist |
| Editing | Mariya Timofeyeva | Editor |
| Directing | L. Lugoshi | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Camera | Oleg Zguridi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Yuri Gantman | Camera Operator |
| Art | Lev Semyonov | Production Illustrator |
| Directing | R. Bove | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | G. Elenbogen | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Marianna Rooz | Script Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valentin Perelyotov | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | B. Yegorov | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irina Boikova | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Vladimir Kantorovich | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Aleksandr Khait | Third Assistant Director |