How I Was Independent (1963)
Based on the short story of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. The first-grader Lyosha, when he was left home alone, decided to spend this first independent day of his life calmly and sensibly. But the neighborhood kids disrupted Leshya's plans. They used his apartment to rehearse an amateur performance.
Director: Vasily Zhuravlyov
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Aleksand Mashovets as Anton Dudkin |
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Vladimir Semenov as Lyosha |
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Anatoliy Kuznetsov as Victor Zhuravlev, Lyosha's dad |
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Tatyana Konyukhova as Elena Zhuravleva, Lyosha's mom |
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Igor Yershov as Senya Lastochkin |
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Yuri Medvedev as Terenty, janitor |
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Vasili Neshchiplenko as policeman |
| Writing | Yuri Sotnik | Writer |
| Sound | Igor Morozov | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Vasily Zhuravlyov | Director |
| Writing | Yuri Sotnik | Short Story |
| Camera | Pyotr Kuznetsov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Natalya Meshkova | Production Design |
| Sound | Boris Zuyev | Sound Director |
| Writing | G. Khoreva | Script Editor |
| Directing | V. Kuzminskaya | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | L. Nazarova | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Antonina Zimina | Editor |
| Sound | Semyon Sakharov | Conductor |
| Production | Nikolai Vladimirov | Executive Producer |
