The Beginning (1970)
A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She plays the role of Baba Yaga in the amateur theatre — and does it so organically that the visiting filmmaker offers her the most difficult role in the historical drama about Joan of Arc. She was given not only great acting talent, but the talent of deep, selfless love. A dream comes true: she is invited to the main role, and she begins a completely different life, full of real creative torment, insights and true happiness.
Director: Gleb Panfilov
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Inna Churikova as Pasha Stroganova |
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Valentina Telichkina as Valya |
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Tatyana Stepanova as Katya |
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Leonid Kuravlyov as Arkadiy |
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Mikhail Kononov as Pavlik |
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Nina Skomorokhova as Zina |
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Tatyana Bedova as Toma |
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Yuri Klepikov as movie director |
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Gennadi Beglov as Odinokov |
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Yuri Vizbor as Stepan Ivanovich |
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Vyacheslav Vasilyev as Stepan Vitalyevich |
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Yevgeni Lebedev as Cauchon |
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Vsevolod Sobolev as Massieu |
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Gerasim Zhukovsky as Boriska |
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Lyudmila Arinina as an official on the selection of actors at the film studio (uncredited) |
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Irina Gubanova as assistant director (uncredited) |
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Efim Kopelyan as Cauchon (voice) (uncredited) |
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Dmitriy Dolinin as Director of photography |
| Directing | Gleb Panfilov | Director |
| Art | Vladimir Kostin | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Yevgeni Gabrilovich | Writer |
| Writing | Gleb Panfilov | Writer |
| Camera | Dmitriy Dolinin | Director of Photography |
| Art | Marksen Gaukhman-Sverdlov | Production Design |
| Sound | Vadim Bibergan | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Vasilyeva | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Galina Antipina | Costume Design |
| Editing | Mariya Amosova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Smirnova | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Galina Gavrilova | Sound Director |
| Camera | V. Markov | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Gennadi Beglov | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Yuriy Medvedev | Script Editor |
| Writing | Dmitriy Moldavskiy | Script Editor |
| Writing | V. Raytses | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Leonid Tarasyuk | Script Consultant |
| Production | A. Tarasov | Executive Producer |
