The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)
Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
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Igor Fomchenko as Sasha |
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Vladimir Zamanskiy as Sergei |
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Marina Adzhubei as Girl in Pink |
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Yuri Brusser as Yura Brusser |
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Vyacheslav Borisov as Slava Borisov |
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Lyudmila Semyonova as teacher |
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Tanya Prokhorova as Neighbor |
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Natalya Arkhangelskaya as |
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Marina Figner as |
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Antonina Maksimova as Sasha's mother |
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Aleksandr Ilin as |
| Directing | Andrei Tarkovsky | Director |
| Writing | Andrei Konchalovsky | Writer |
| Writing | Andrei Tarkovsky | Writer |
| Writing | S. Bakhmetyeva | Story |
| Sound | Vladimir Krachkovskiy | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Lyubov Butuzova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Martinson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Makasheva | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov | Music |
| Art | Soviet Agoyan | Production Design |
| Camera | Vadim Yusov | Director of Photography |