Russia / Dec 25, 1956
It Began This Way... (1956)
Directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, Yakov Segel
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1h 38min
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5.0/10
Plot
A Moscow group of Komsomol members arrives on the virgin lands, in the Kazakh steppes, and immediately faces bureaucracy and carelessness. Someone flees the state farm for more reliable earnings, and someone simply does not want to work. But a new energetic director appears — and real life begins...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Boris Lifanov | Burkach |
| Olga Korotkevich | Burkach's wife |
| Vladimir Lebedev | forwarder |
| Nikolay Smorchkov | Gennadiy |
| Boris Batashev | agronomist |
| Olga Aroseva | Raya |
| Yuri Arkhiptsev | Sasha |
| Valerian Kalinin | Zavyalov |
| Pavel Volkov | Lyosha's father |
| Aleksandr Timontayev | taxi driver |
| Nikolai Parfyonov | policeman |
| Boris Lavrov | Registry office employee |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Это начиналось так... |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gorky Film Studios |
| Release date | 25 dicembre 1956 |
| Writer | Solomon Garbuzov, Lev Kulidzhanov, Yakov Segel |
| Cinematography | Vyacheslav Shumskiy |
| Assistant directors | Lev Kulidzhanov, Yakov Segel |
| Camera operators | Vyacheslav Shumskiy |
| Additional photography | Vyacheslav Shumskiy |
| Production design | Igor Bakhmetyev |
| Art direction | Igor Bakhmetyev |
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| Set decoration | Igor Bakhmetyev |
| Music | Aleksandr Lokshin, Valentin Khlobynin |
| Sound | Aleksandr Lokshin, Valentin Khlobynin |
| Costume design | Yekaterina Aleksandrova |
| Makeup | Yekaterina Aleksandrova |
| Hairstyling | Yekaterina Aleksandrova |
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