Why Does a Person Need Wings? (1985)
The balaguer and merrymaker Vasya the midwife, a favorite of the village, got his nickname because he often told a story of the war years, at which everyone laughed. One day, his former commander showed up in the village.
Director:
Vladimir Shamshurin
Writer:
Anatoli Kudryavtsev
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Lev Durov as |
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Boris Novikov as |
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Zinaida Dekhtyaryova as |
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Mikhail Gluzskiy as |
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Irina Murzayeva as |
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Yuriy Dubrovin as |
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Aleksandr Pashutin as |
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Vladimir Nosik as |
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Svetlana Kharitonova as |
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German Kachin as |
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Aleksandr Yanvaryov as |
| Directing | Vladimir Shamshurin | Director |
| Writing | Anatoli Kudryavtsev | Screenplay |
| Art | Irina Shlyapnikova | Production Design |
| Sound | Eugen Doga | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Boris Brozhovsky | Director of Photography |