Bone of Contention (1962)
Ilya Rudenko, chairman of the prosperous collective farm, prepared for the solemn welcome of his famous countryman, retired Colonel Koval. Arriving to relax in the Lull, the former colonel was surprised by Ilya's strange approach to collective well-being. And when the chairman began to prepare the entire harvest of the apple orchard for shipment to the North to sell it at exorbitant prices, Koval said his word harshly and unequivocally — and received the same unequivocal support from all residents of the Calm...
Directors: Valentin Pluchek, Ekaterina Stashevskaya-Naroditckaya.
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Boris Tenin as Larion Ivanovich Koval, retired colonel |
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Yevgeni Vesnik as Ilya Grigorievich Rudenko, collective farm chairman |
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Tatyana Pelttser as Ulyana Dmitrievna Dudulka, milkmaid |
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Vladimir Lepko as Ivan Klimich Anointed, collective farm business executive |
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Anatoliy Papanov as Vasily Tikhonovich Kryachka, village council chairman |
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Olga Aroseva as Domakha Sviridovna, milkmaid |
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Georgy Ivanov as Gordey Semyonovich Tyavkalo, farm manager |
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Aleksand Mashovets as Vasilyok |
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Mariya Vinogradova as Vasilyok (voice) |
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Andrei Kryukov as Prudkiy |
| Directing | Valentin Pluchek | Director |
| Directing | Ekaterina Stashevskaya-Naroditckaya | Director |
| Writing | Valentin Pluchek | Scenario Writer |
| Sound | Aleksandra Pakhmutova | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Vasiliy Golikov | Production Design |
| Camera | Timofei Lebeshev | Director of Photography |