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There Was an Old Couple (1965)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Grigoriy Chukhray
Writer : Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid

Synopsis

In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.

Actors

Vera Kuznetsova
Vera Kuznetsova
Lyudmila Maksakova
Lyudmila Maksakova
Georgiy Martynyuk
Georgiy Martynyuk
Galina Polskikh
Galina Polskikh
Anatoli Yabbarov
Anatoli Yabbarov
Viktor Kolpakov
Viktor Kolpakov
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolai Sergeyev
Nikolai Sergeyev
Giuli Chokhonelidze
Giuli Chokhonelidze

Crews

Grigoriy Chukhray
Grigoriy Chukhray
Director
Yuli Dunsky
Yuli Dunsky
Screenplay
Valeri Frid
Valeri Frid
Screenplay
Sergei Poluyanov
Sergei Poluyanov
Camera Operator
Grigoriy Chukhray
Grigoriy Chukhray
Producer
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Original Music Composer

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