The Grandfather of the Left Winger (1973)
Trofim Bessarab has been working as a house painter for all his life. He is a pensioner now and it seems that he can let himself have a rest. But idleness is not for Trofim. His nature is to be a working man and he looks for the way to apply his irrepressible energy, he possesses despite his age.
Director: Leonid Osyka
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Mykola Yakovchenko as Trokhym Ivanovych Besarab |
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Valentina Sperantova as Yuliya Petrivna |
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Boryslav Brondukov as Ivan Besarab |
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Kostiantyn Stepankov Jr. as Kostya Besarab |
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Antonina Leftiy as Polina |
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Anatoliy Byshovets as Vitaliy Besarab |
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Vasyl Symchych as Maksym Besarab |
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Yunona Yakovchenko as Kateryna |
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Volodymyr Shakalo as Vovik |
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Vladimir Alekseyenko as Andriy |
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Lidiya Belozyorova as |
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Lev Kolesnik as Guest at the Wedding |
| Editing | Marfa Ponomarenko | Editor |
| Writing | Leonid Osyka | Writer |
| Directing | Leonid Osyka | Director |
| Writing | Ivan Drach | Writer |
| Sound | Volodymyr Huba | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Valeriy Kvas | Director of Photography |