6 reviews
Drama/Romance
1h 54m
1947
His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he...

His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the woman he loves, Natasha, a rising singing star. Andrei takes refuge in Siberia, his native land. Once there, he gets a job in a sawmill, where he entertains his fellow-workers playing the accordion during leisure hours. Some time later, Natasha and her company are expected in America where they are to do a tour. But an airplane breakdown forces the pilot to land next to the village in which Andrei lives and works...
- DirectorIvan Pyryev
- Release9 September 1947
- Genre
- Duration1h 54m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate6 reviews
- Productions
Mosfilm
Cast

Vladimir Druzhnikov
Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov

Marina Ladynina
Natasha Pavlovna Malinina

Vera Vasileva
Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova

Vladimir Zeldin
Boris Olenich

Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigori "Grisha" Galadya

Vasili Zajchikov
Prof. Vadim Sergeyevich Igonin

Vladimir Dorofeyev

Ivan Ryzhov
военный / посетитель чайной / диспетчер (нет в титрах)

Boris Andreyev
Yakov Zakharonovich Burmak

Sergei Antimonov
Kolkhoz worker (uncredited)
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