A Weary Road (1956)
The station keeper Kruglikov was exiled to a remote Siberian village many years ago for shooting his superior, a general, who demanded that he go with him as a matchmaker to Kruglikov's favorite girl, Raya. A political exile is brought to the station. She turns out to be Raya. For a few minutes the former bride and groom were together, and then she was taken away again.
Directors:
Leonid Gaidai, Valentin Nevzorov.
Writers:
Boris Brodskiy, Mikhail Romm.
![]() |
Sergei Yakovlev as Vasiliy Kruglikov |
![]() |
Kyunna Ignatova as Raisa Fedoseeva |
![]() |
Leonid Gubanov as Dmitriy Orestovich |
![]() |
Vladimir Belokurov as Latkin - statskiy sovetnik |
![]() |
Nikifor Kolofidin as Spiridon - otets Vasiliya Kruglikova |
![]() |
Aleksandr Antonov as Otets Raisy |
![]() |
Georgiy Budarov as Kupets |
![]() |
Vladimir Pokrovskiy as Priezzhiy |
![]() |
Ivan Ryzhov as Zhandarm |
![]() |
Apollon Yachnitskiy as Arabin |
![]() |
Aleksandra Denisova as Mama Vasiliya |
![]() |
Matvey Lobanov as Pevets-olonkhosut |
![]() |
Elena Malukova as Devushka |
![]() |
Yekaterina Mazurova as Mama Raisy |
![]() |
Evgeniy Zinovyev as Zhandarm |
| Sound | Evgeniya Indlina | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Leonid Gaidai | Director |
| Sound | Arnold Roytman | Conductor |
| Directing | Valentin Nevzorov | Director |
| Art | Aleksei Utkin | Production Design |
| Writing | Boris Brodskiy | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yeva Ladyzhenskaya | Editor |
| Writing | Mikhail Romm | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marianna Rooz | Script Editor |
| Sound | Yuri Biryukov | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sergei Poluyanov | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dmitriy Zalbshteyn | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Vladimir Korolenko | Short Story |