Roman and Francesca (1961)
A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. And the next morning the war began. The Soviet ship had to urgently return to their homeland. It was difficult to part in love, but they believe that they will definitely meet.
Director: Volodymyr Denysenko
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Pavel Morozenko as Roman |
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Lyudmila Gurchenko as Francesca |
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Mykhailo Zadniprovskyi as boatswain |
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Sofya Karamash as aunt Mariya |
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Anatoliy Skibenko as Dante Alighieri / Antonio |
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Serhii Petrov as singing teacher |
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Nikolai Zhuravlyov as Alyosha |
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Lev Olevsky as Giacomo |
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Petro Vesklyarov as Cino |
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Olga Mashek as Verina |
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Mykola Rushkovsky as Carlino |
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Tatyana Bestayeva as Lucina |
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Aleksei Smirnov as Herr Fritz |
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Nataliia Naum as Madonna |
| Directing | Volodymyr Denysenko | Director |
| Writing | Oleksandr Ilchenko | Writer |
| Camera | Frantsisk Semiannikov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Aleksey Bobrovnikov | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yekaterina Gakkebush | Costume Design |
| Sound | Oleksandr Bilash | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Varvara Bondina | Editor |
| Writing | Dmytro Pavlychko | Lyricist |
| Directing | Anatolii Bukovskyi | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mykhailo Losiev | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | S. Starov | VFX Artist |
| Sound | Yuri Goretsky | Sound Director |
| Writing | Nina Luchina | Script Editor |
| Writing | Yu. Volkov | Script Consultant |
| Writing | A. Tarasov | Script Consultant |
| Sound | Venyamin Tolba | Conductor |
| Production | Andrey Demchenko | Executive Producer |