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Shine, Shine, My Star (1969)

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Aleksandr Mitta

Synopsis

This late 60s Russian films is set in 1920, just 3 years after the October revolution. Folks had the choice between red and white, revolution and contra revolution. In that torn-apart-time, one man, the comedian Volodya, tries to mediate, not between different ideologies, but social life and art. While others just want to wash away their gloom, he reflects on the everyday sorrows and the role of art in that time of changes.

Actors

Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov
Iskremas / Cuckoo
Elena Proklova
Elena Proklova
Krysya / Jeanne d'Arc
Oleg Efremov
Oleg Efremov
Painter
Evgeni Leonov
Evgeni Leonov
Cinematographer
Leonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Kuravlyov
Red comissar
Leonid Dyachkov
Leonid Dyachkov
Ohrim, green agent
Marlen Khutsiyev
Marlen Khutsiyev
Third 'cuckoo' player (prince)
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova
White actress
Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
shooter
Aleksandr Filippenko
Aleksandr Filippenko
Second 'cuckoo' player
Pavel Vinnik
Pavel Vinnik
husband in silent film
Lyubov Sokolova
Lyubov Sokolova
Painter's wife
Vladimir Naumov
Vladimir Naumov
staff captain
Konstantin Voynov
Konstantin Voynov
white officer
Mikaela Drozdovskaya
Mikaela Drozdovskaya
staff captain's wife
Anatoly Yeliseyev
Anatoly Yeliseyev
Vakhromeev
Lev Polyakov
Lev Polyakov
lover in silent film
Lyudmila Khmelnitskaya
Lyudmila Khmelnitskaya
tall dancer
Irina Murzayeva
Irina Murzayeva
female pianist
Nikolai Nikolayev-Nikolsky
Nikolai Nikolayev-Nikolsky
Rogvold Sukhoverko
Rogvold Sukhoverko
bandit (uncredited)
Aleksandr Milyutin
Aleksandr Milyutin
guard
Evgeny Mitta
Evgeny Mitta
spectator (uncredited)

Crews

Aleksandr Mitta
Aleksandr Mitta
Director
Yuli Dunsky
Yuli Dunsky
Writer
Valeri Frid
Valeri Frid
Writer
Aleksandr Mitta
Aleksandr Mitta
Writer
Yuri Sokol
Yuri Sokol
Director of Photography
Boris Chaikovsky
Boris Chaikovsky
Music
Boris Blank
Boris Blank
Production Design
Alina Budnikova
Alina Budnikova
Costume Design
Nadezhda Veselovskaya
Nadezhda Veselovskaya
Editor

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