Take-Off (1979)
A biographical film about the life of the great Russian scientist, inventor of rocket technology and the founder of theoretical astronautics — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the hard spiritual work of the thinker, overcoming the stagnation of the surrounding and dramatic events of his family life.
Director: Savva Kulish
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko as Tsiolkovsky |
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Larysa Kadochnykova as Varvara Yevgrafovna |
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Albert Filozov as Panin |
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Elena Finogeeva as Lyuba |
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Kirill Arbuzov as Ignatiy |
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Vadim Aleksandrov as Tailor |
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Georgi Burkov as Rokotov |
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Ion Ungureanu as Priest |
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Vladimir Sedov as Yevgraf Nikolaevich |
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Vladimir Erenberg as Trustee |
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Olga Barnet as Trustee's Wife |
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Sergei Nasibov as Dmitri |
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Marina Yakovleva as Tanya |
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Sergey Bondarchuk as Narrator (voice) |
| Crew | Yuriy Nikolaev | Stunts |
| Directing | Savva Kulish | Director |
| Production | Arkadiy Ashkinazi | Producer |
| Camera | Vladimir Klimov | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mikhail Chikiryov | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatyana Vadetskaya | Costume Design |
| Sound | Vladimir Mazurov | Sound |
| Editing | Roza Rogatkina | Editor |
| Art | Vladimir Aronin | Production Design |
| Writing | Oleg Osetinsky | Writer |
| Sound | Oleg Karavaichuk | Original Music Composer |