Russia / May 05, 1959
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of joy in their eyes. In the early days of the lull, someone sadly recalls a pre-war life; someone unexpectedly meets his love; someone is returning from enemy dungeons looking hopefully into the future; and someone, having moved from a tank into a Czech tram, warmly recalls his craft as a car driver... These days, all those who survived the Great War fire swear an oath to keep peace on Earth forever, honoring the memory of those who gave their lives for simple human happiness.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mikhail Pugovkin | Sergeant-major Ivanov |
| Miloš Nedbal | Pan Novák |
| Leonid Bykov | Alyosha |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov | Fedul Platonov |
| František Kreuzmann | Pepík |
| Ota Motyčka | Driver |
| Marta Májová | Old Woman |
| Yuri Belov | Belov |
| Nikolai Dovzhenko | Nechiporenko |
| Oleg Golubitsky | Soldier |
| Leonid Chubarov | Kolya |
| František Vnouček | |
| Marie Nademlejnská | |
| Anita Janová | |
| Marie Ježková | |
| Antonín Soukup | |
| Věra Kalendová |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Майские звёзды |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gorky Film Studios, Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Release date | 5 maggio 1959 |
| Executive producer | Karel Feix, Vladimir Berenstein |
| Writer | Ludvík Aškenazy, František Daniel |
| Editing | Jaromír Janáček, Yevgeniya Abdirkina |
| Cinematography | Vyacheslav Shumskiy, Václav Huňka, Boris Shishkin |
| Assistant directors | Viktor Karásek, Libuše Pražáková, Stanislav Strnad, Stanislav Rostotsky |
| Camera operators | Boris Shishkin, Vyacheslav Shumskiy, Václav Huňka |
| Additional photography | Boris Shishkin, Vyacheslav Shumskiy, Václav Huňka |
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| Production design | Chrudoš Uher, Karel Baštýř, František Zajíček, Jan Kňákal |
| Art direction | Karel Baštýř, František Zajíček, Jan Kňákal, Chrudoš Uher |
| Set decoration | Karel Baštýř, František Zajíček, Jan Kňákal, Chrudoš Uher |
| Music | Kirill Molchanov, Grigoriy Gamburg, Adolf Nacházel |
| Sound | Grigoriy Gamburg, Kirill Molchanov, Adolf Nacházel |
| Costume design | Aleksei Smirnov, Ondrej Brezovský, Karel Marek, Alexander Kolosov |
| Makeup | Aleksei Smirnov, Ondrej Brezovský, Karel Marek, Alexander Kolosov |
| Hairstyling | Aleksei Smirnov, Ondrej Brezovský, Karel Marek, Alexander Kolosov |
Release dates
Theatrical release
XC / May 08, 1959
United States / Nov 11, 1959
TV
XC / May 11, 1960 / ČST
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