There Was an Old Couple
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There Was an Old Couple is a 1965
Soviet
drama film
directed by Grigori Chukhrai
. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
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1965 in film
The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
Soviet
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Grigori Chukhrai
Grigori Chukhrai
Grigori Naumovich Chukhrai was a prominent Soviet film director and screenwriter. He is the father of director Pavel Chukhrai.-Career:He was born in Melitopol in the Zaporizhia Oblast of Ukraine...
. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
1965 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*André Maurois *Olivia de Havilland *Goffredo Lombardo *Max Aub *Michel Aubriant *Rex Harrison *François Reichenbach...
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Cast
- Ivan Marin - The Old Man, Gusakov
- Vera Kuznetsova - The Old Woman, Gusakova
- Lyudmila MaksakovaLyudmila MaksakovaLyudmila Maksakova is a Soviet theater and film actress. Maksakova, who appeared in 24 films between 1965 and 1998, was assignated People's Artist of Russia ; she is a laureate of the USSR State Prize and the prestigious Stanislavsky Prize . She is the daugter of a renown Soviet mezzo-soprano...
- Nina - Georgi Martynyuk - Valentin
- Galina PolskikhGalina PolskikhGalina Polskikh is a Soviet film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1962. In 1979 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia, and in 1999 - Order of Honour...
- Galya - Anatoli Yabbarov - Sectarian
- Viktor Kolpakov - Paramedic
- Nikolai KryuchkovNikolai KryuchkovNikolai Kryuchkov was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1932 and 1993.-Selected filmography:* Okraina * By the Bluest of Seas * The Return of Maxim * The Vyborg Side * Salavat Yulayev...
- Director of the Sovkhoz - Nikolai Sergeyev - Accountant
- Giuli Chokhonelidze - Engineer
- Yelena Derzhavina - Irochka (as Lenochka Derzhavina)