A Big Family (Russian: Больша́я семья́, translit. Bolshaya semya) is a 1954 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was based on Vsevolod Kochetov's novel Zhurbiny.
| A Big Family | |
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| Directed by | Iosif Kheifits |
| Written by | Sokrat Kara Vsevolod Kochetov |
| Starring | Sergei Lukyanov Boris Andreyev Vera Kuznetsova |
| Cinematography | Sergei Ivanov |
| Edited by | D. Lander |
| Music by | Venedikt Pushkov |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Cast
edit- Sergei Lukyanov as Matvei Zhurbin
- Boris Andreyev as Ilya Matveyevich Zhurbin
- Vera Kuznetsova as Agafya Karpovna Zhurbina
- Aleksey Batalov as Aleksei Zhurbin
- Sergei Kurilov as Victor Zhurbin
- Vadim Medvedev as Anton Zhurbin
- Boris Bityukov as Kostya Zhurbin
- Iya Arepina as Tanya Zhurbina
- Klara Luchko as Lida Zhurbina
- Ekaterina Savinova as Dunyasha Zhurbina
- Pavel Kadochnikov as Skobelev
- Elena Dobronravova as Katya Travnikova
- Nikolai Gritsenko as Club Manager
- Nikolai Sergeyev as Basmanov
- Larisa Kronberg as Zinaida Ivanova
Accolades
edit- 1955 – 1955 Cannes Film Festival – Special prize for best acting ensemble.
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Big Family". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
External links
edit- A Big Family at IMDb
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