Shift Begins At Six (1959)
The events take place in one of the mines of Kryvyi Rih. Peter Chumak, after graduating from the institute, is appointed chief engineer of the mine. From the very first days of work Chumak initiates innovative methods of coal mining. The most fierce opponent of his proposals - engineer Alexei Zheleznyak. The confrontation of young specialists is complicated by the fact that Zheleznyak is the brother-in-law of Pyotr's wife.
Director:
Vsevolod Voronin
Writer:
Boris Kolodny
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Aleksandr Kholodkov as |
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Arkadi Tolbuzin as |
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Boris Saburov as |
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Sergei Romodanov as |
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Ivan Koval-Samborskiy as |
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Aleksandr Susnin as |
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Yuri Puzyryov as |
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Nina Agapova as |
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Yuri Gorobets as |
| Writing | Boris Kolodny | Screenplay |
| Directing | Vsevolod Voronin | Director |
| Camera | Yuri Romanovsky | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sergey Zharov | Production Design |
| Directing | V. Kravchenko | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Platon Maiboroda | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Vladimir Frolkov | Sound Director |
| Writing | Ivan Ryadchenko | Lyricist |
| Visual Effects | D. Balashov | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | I. Mikhels | VFX Artist |
| Writing | V. Bondarenko | Script Editor |
| Writing | V. Yefremov | Script Consultant |
| Editing | Nadezhda Yavorskaya | Editor |
| Sound | Yevgeniy Dushchenko | Conductor |
| Production | Adolf Fradis | Executive Producer |