Eighth World Wonder (1981)
The heroines of the film are Soviet basketball players who take part in international competitions for the Hera Cup. Exciting basketball matches, the nobility of a Soviet athlete who saved the life of a Greek basketball player, the anxiety of first love-all these and other events make up the plot of the film.
Director: Samson Samsonov
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Liya Akhedzhakova as Julia Jermolina |
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Tatyana Kravchenko as Lavruzhina |
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Yelena Shchyolokova as Zhura Mamonova |
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Viktoriya Alekseyeva as Katya |
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Irina Gubanova as Chernova |
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Ivetta Monse as |
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Florentin Dzhudzhuniya as |
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David Mkrtchyan as |
| Writing | Vladimir Kapitanovskiy | Writer |
| Directing | Samson Samsonov | Director |
| Camera | Mikhail Demurov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Viktor Epshteyn | Director of Photography |
| Art | Aleksandr Myagkov | Production Design |
| Sound | Eugen Doga | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Olga Upenik | Sound Director |
| Sound | Emin Khachaturyan | Conductor |
| Writing | Emil Loteanu | Lyricist |
| Directing | Felix Kleyman | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Aleksandr Mstislavsky | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Grigory Verkhovsky | Camera Operator |
| Editing | V. Ignatova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edit Priede | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Dvigubskiy | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | O. Kazakova | VFX Artist |
| Writing | V. Ivonin | Script Consultant |
| Writing | V. Khrynin | Script Consultant |
| Writing | V. Yaroshevskiy | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Nina Skuybina | Script Editor |
| Sound | Arseniy Lapisov | Music Editor |
| Production | Yuri Nosikov | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Klavdiya Gamel | Makeup Artist |