Steep Steps (1957)
In 1905 Germany, Evgeny Narezhny, a talented bridge engineer and son of a Russian émigré, rejects lucrative offers to serve Russia. Arriving in St. Petersburg during the 1905 revolution, he focuses on science, believing it can solve global issues, unlike his Bolshevik wife, Elena Chernova. As a renowned scientist, Narezhny is repulsed by capitalism and is forced to reconsider his views on the revolutionaries’ struggle.
Director: Sigizmund Navrotsky
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Mikhail Astangov as Proskov |
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Vladimir Balashov as Simon Matveyevich Galagan |
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Georgiy Budarov as Fuks |
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Vladimir Druzhnikov as Yevgeniy Tarasovich Narezsnyy |
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Dmytro Franko as Morozov |
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Natalya Gitserot as zhena Proskova |
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Baiba Indriksone as Emiliya |
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Viktor Khalatov as Garderobshchik |
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Pavlo Kyiansky as Telegrafist |
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Ivan Kononenko-Kozelskyi as |
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Yuri Lavrov as Prepodavatel |
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Taisiya Lytvynenko as Yelena Chernova |
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Varvara Myasnikova as maty Yevgeniya Narezhnogo |
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Vova Olevskiy as Vasya |
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Serhii Petrov as Sergey Afanasyevich |
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Raisa Yesipova as Aunt Liza |
| Directing | Sigizmund Navrotsky | Director |
| Writing | Igor Lukovskiy | Writer |
| Camera | Oleksiy Pankratyev | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zinaida Korneyeva | Costume Design |
| Art | Aleksey Bobrovnikov | Production Design |
| Camera | Oleksii Prokopenko | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Viktor Zolotareskiy | Writer |
| Sound | Oskar Sandler | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Andrey Bocharov | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Riva Bisnovataya | Sound Director |
| Writing | Aleksandr Pereguda | Script Editor |
| Editing | L. Khit | Editor |
| Art | Aleksandr Kudrya | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mykhailo Losiev | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Georgiy Lukashov | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mikhail Karyukov | Visual Effects Camera |
| Production | Leonid Nizguretskiy | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Pyotr Polyakov | Conductor |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Pastukhov | Visual Effects Camera |