The Military Secret (1959)
Natka, who dreams of becoming a captain, is sent to pioneer work. She takes her first assignment very seriously - and receives a trip to Crimea. In Artek, Natka is asked to replace a sick pioneer leader. The girl agrees. Soon, during the construction of a water pipeline, a dam breaks and a struggle for water begins. Engineer Ganin, who came on vacation with his little son Alka, also joins this fight. In the ruins of the old fortress, Vladik and Tolik find dynamite. To track down their enemies, the guys hide explosives and swear not to reveal their “military secrets”...
Director:
Mechislava Mayevskaya
Writer:
Liya Solomyanskaya
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Nina Antonova as |
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Anatoli Fedorinov as Sergey Ganin |
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Sergei Ostapenko as Алька Ганин |
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Aleksei Gribov as |
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Pavel Usovnichenko as |
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Anatoliy Teremets as |
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Nikolai Muravyov as |
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Dmytro Kapka as |
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Kostiantyn Mukhutdinov as Shalimov |
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Anna Zarzhitskaya as Child camp caretaker |
| Directing | Mechislava Mayevskaya | Director |
| Camera | Vadym Illienko | Director of Photography |
| Art | Boris Komyakov | Production Design |
| Writing | Arkady Gaydar | Book |
| Writing | Liya Solomyanskaya | Screenplay |
| Directing | Anatolii Bukovskyi | Assistant Director |
| Art | Tatyana Livanova | Production Design |
| Sound | Mikhail Raukhverger | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | V. Silaev | Sound Director |
| Editing | G. Sadovnikova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Tikhonova | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | P. Oliferenko | Script Editor |
| Writing | Yakov Akim | Lyricist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatyana Livanova | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya | Animation Director |
| Art | Maria Rudachenko | Art Direction |
| Directing | Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya | Assistant Director |
| Production | D. Nezhinskiy | Producer |
| Sound | N. Basov | Conductor |
| Sound | Grigoriy Gamburg | Conductor |
| Sound | Lev Yakovlev | Songs |