The Return of Vasili Bortnikov (1953)
A veteran of World War II returns to civil life and the collective farm he once led, only to find his wife has re-married. Based on the novel "The Harvest," by Galina Nikolayeva.
Director:
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Writers:
Yevgeni Gabrilovich, Galina Nikolayeva.
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Sergei Lukyanov as Vasili Bortnikov |
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Nikolai Timofeyev as Stephan |
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Inna Makarova as Frosya |
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Anatoli Chemodurov as Chekanov |
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Natalya Medvedeva as Avdotya |
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Anatoliy Ignatyev as Pavel |
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Vsevolod Sanayev as Kentaurov |
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Klara Luchko as Natalya Dubko |
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Nonna Mordyukova as Nastya Ogorodnikova |
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Galina Stepanova as Tatyana Timofeevna Bolshakova |
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Andrei Petrov as Vitya |
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Mariya Yarotskaya as Vasili's grandmother |
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Nikolai Shamin as Kuzma Vasilievich |
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Nikolay Dobronravov as Seryozha |
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Vladimir Kolchin as Buyanov |
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Danuta Stolyarskaya as Granya |
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Pyotr Kiryutkin as accountant |
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Aleksandra Danilova as Praskovya |
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Konstantin Nassonov as Professor Tolstoy |
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Aleksandr Tolstykh as Extra |
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Margarita Zharova as Nadezhda Petrovna |
| Directing | Vsevolod Pudovkin | Director |
| Writing | Yevgeni Gabrilovich | Screenplay |
| Writing | Galina Nikolayeva | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kirill Molchanov | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sergei Urusevsky | Director of Photography |
| Art | Abram Freydin | Production Design |
| Writing | Galina Nikolayeva | Novel |
| Art | Boris Chebotaryov | Production Design |
| Directing | Evgeniy Zilbershtein | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vladimir Bogdankevich | Sound Director |
| Writing | Mikhail Isakovskiy | Lyricist |
| Sound | Arnold Roytman | Conductor |
| Production | Viktor Biyazi | Executive Producer |