

The main character is a talented, but timid writer of the Filippok experiencing with his country the difficult years of revolution, devastation and war. Adversity helps him overcome the unrequited and faithful love for the widow of Commissioner Zinochka, who bossily manages his career, not hesitating to start novels with other men. Filippok will describe the story of his life in a book that at the end of days will be presented by a terminally ill, but still dearly beloved wife, with gratitude for the experience.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Ewa Szykulska
Zinochka

Yuri Bogatyryov
Filippok

Angelina Stepanova
old woman

Bruno Frejndlikh
old man

Kirill Lavrov
Gladyshev
Aleksandr Kovalenko
investigator

Yuri Goncharov
sailor
Nikolai Ferapontov
blue-eyed guy

Svetlana Kryuchkova
newlywed woman

Boris Sokolov
violinist
Ivan Mokeyev
tramp

Tatyana Sharkova
Maslyonkina

Ivan Bortnik
Kroykov
Denis Kucher
Vaska

Dariya Mikhaylova
girl on the steamship

Nikita Mikhajlovsky
boy on the steamship

Lyudmila Arinina
Serafima Petrovna

Valeriy Degtyar
bandit

Igor Dmitriev
passenger of steamship

Sergey Zhukovich
bandit

Gelena Ivlieva
Zinochka's employee

Vasili Korzun
officer

Yefim Kamenetsky
chekist

Yuri Medvedev
brigade-leader

Vladimir Mishanin
'granddad'
Lyudmila Molokova
Filippok's mother

Vitaliy Matveyev
prisoner
Nadezhda Mikhailova
registrar at the maternity hospital

Yuriy Oskin
leader of the gang
Olga Ovcharenko
Zinochka's employee

Ernst Romanov
owner of the hut

Anatoliy Rudakov
newlywed man

Yola Sanko
Lyuba

Aleksandr Susnin
farm chairman

Stanislav Sokolov
vacationer on the sea
Alla Tekshina
female bandit
Ivan Sharin
old man
Yelena Chukhray
vacationer on the sea

Valentina Panina
Zinochka (voice)

Igor Efimov
Kroykov (voice)
Crew
Director
Novel
Set Decoration
Director of Photography
Production Design
Costume Design
Assistant Costume Designer
Screenplay
Sound Director
Camera Operator
Assistant Director
Makeup & Hair
Editor
Script Editor
Sound Assistant
Assistant Camera
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Assistant Makeup Artist
Assistant Editor
Still Photographer
VFX Director of Photography
VFX Supervisor
Military Consultant
Stunt Coordinator
Administration
Producer
Details
Release Date
1978-08-15
Runtime
127 min
Original Language
Russian
Languages
Russian
Production Companies
Lenfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Genres
Drama
Romance