The Boys from Leningrad
| The Boys from Leningrad | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Запасной игрок | |
| Directed by | Semyon Timoshenko |
| Written by | Semyon Timoshenko |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yevgeni Shapiro |
| Edited by | A. Ruzanova |
| Music by | Isaak Dunayevsky |
Production company | |
Release date | December 3, 1954 |
Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Boys from Leningrad (Russian: Запасной игрок, romanized: Zapasnoy igrok) is a 1954 Soviet sports comedy film[1] directed by Semyon Timoshenko.[2][3][4][5]
Plot[edit]
In the center of the story is the football team "Blue Arrows", successfully performing in the cup of the syndicate of the Soviet trade unions. But striker Alexander Vesnushkin doubts the victory of the team in the finals. The alarmist leaves and his brother Vasily is put in his place. The outcome of the long-awaited match is under threat.[6]
Cast[edit]
- Georgy Vitsin as Vasya Vesnushkin
- Vsevolod Kuznetsov as Sasha Vesnushkin
- Elena Tyapkina as Vesnushkina
- Pavel Kadochnikov as Svetlanov
- Tatyana Konyukhova as Valya Oljeshko
- Valentina Ushakova as Galina Kartashova
- Mark Bernes as Lev Kolomyagin, coach
- Konstantin Adashevsky as Ivan Innokentyevich, factory director
- Vladimir Belokurov as Vasiliy Tsvetkov, filmmaker
- Pavel Pol as Dnjeprovskiy
- Boris Kokovkin as professor Babushkin
- Aleksandr Zhukov as Spiridon Violjetov
- Elvira Lutsenko as Lyubov Maljutkina
- Andrey Tutyshkin as Pyotr Andreyevich[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Сборная фильмов по футболу: 11 основных игроков и несколько в запасе". proficinema.com.
- ^ "В фан-зоне на Васильевском острове Петербурга покажут советские фильмы". interfax-russia.ru. 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Гостей ЧМ приглашают посетить бесплатный киномарафон на Васильевском острове". Невские Новости.
- ^ Поклонников футбола приглашают на бесплатные кинопоказы на Васильевском острове
- ^ "Футбольный киномарафон на Васильевском острове". gorod-plus.tv.
- ^ "Запасной игрок (1954)". kinopoisk.ru.
- ^ "The Boys from Leningrad (1954) - IMDb" – via imdb.com.
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