Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Vladimir Menshov
1980-02-11

The Funniest, Tenderest Love Story of the Year.
7.56
142 min

Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic.

Cast

Name Character Team
Vera Alentova Katerina Unowned
Aleksey Batalov Gosha Unowned
Irina Muravyova Lyudmila Unowned
Aleksandr Fatyushin Gurin Unowned
Raisa Ryazanova Antonina Unowned
Boris Smorchkov Nikolay Unowned
Yuri Vasilyev Rachkov Unowned
Natalya Vavilova Aleksandra Unowned
Oleg Tabakov Volodya Unowned
Yevgeniya Khanayeva Rachkov's mother Unowned
Valentina Ushakova Nikolay's mother Unowned
Viktor Uralsky Nikolay's father Unowned
Zoya Fyodorova watchwoman Unowned
Liya Akhedzhakova club director Unowned
Tatyana Konyukhova self Unowned
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy self Unowned
Georgiy Yumatov self Unowned
Leonid Kharitonov self Unowned
Pavel Rudakov self Unowned
Veniamin Nechaev self Unowned
Vladimir Basov Anton Kruglov Unowned
Garri Bardin chief chemical plant engineer Unowned
Irina Berezina Irochka Unowned
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy Gosha's friend Unowned
Larisa Barabanova bakery worker Unowned
Mikhail Bocharov Boris Aleksandrovich Unowned
Inna Vykhodtseva television director Unowned
Elena Volskaya skyscraper watchman Unowned
Vladimir Gusev General Unowned
Larisa Danilina bride Unowned
Aleksandra Denisova Gosha's neighbor Unowned
Aleksandra Danilova Gosha's neighbor Unowned
Galina Dobrovolskaya bakery worker Unowned
Aleksandr Zhiltsov Nikita, Aleksandra's friend Unowned
Tatyana Zhukova-Kirtbaya Polina Unowned
Mikhail Zimin professor Tikhomirov Unowned
Ivetta Kiselyova Margarita Unowned
Muza Krepkogorskaya General's wife Unowned
Yuri Koblov Gena Unowned
Nikolai Kuznetsov Nikolay Vasilyevich Unowned
Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya hospital nurse Unowned
Viktor Lazarev old man in elevator Unowned
Vladislav Matveev Vitya Rachkov Unowned
Viktor Neznanov poet Unowned
Eduard Ozeryanskiy self Unowned
Dmitri Popov Gena Unowned
Vladlen Paulus Pyotr Lednev Unowned
Lyudmila Stoyanova Lyudochka Unowned
Yuri Perov Perov, PHD Unowned
Natalia Sanko Katerina's co-worker Unowned
Alfred Solyanov Gosha's friend Unowned
Nina Savishcheva Marina Unowned
Anatoli Chebotaryov Anatoliy Grigoryevich Unowned
Taysiya Shutova bride Unowned
Gennadiy Yalovich Dima Unowned
Boris Andreev domino player (uncredited) Unowned
Andrei Voznesenskiy self (uncredited) Unowned
Aleksei Drozdov domino player (uncredited) Unowned
Yuri Zaev wedding guest (uncredited) Unowned
Mikhail Kalinkin wedding guest (uncredited) Unowned
Andrey Kartashov film crew member (uncredited) Unowned
Roman Kopeykin hooligan (uncredited) Unowned
Vladimir Menshov Gosha's friend (uncredited) Unowned
Aleksandr Novikov plasterer (uncredited) Unowned
Aleksandr Petrov trade union head (uncredited) Unowned
Yuri Potyomkin admirer (uncredited) Unowned
Aleksandr Pyatkov accordionist at wedding (uncredited) Unowned
Raisa Sazonova hostel neighbour (uncredited) Unowned
Galina Samokhina store customer (uncredited) Unowned
Igor Surovtsev wedding guest (uncredited) Unowned
Vladislav Serdyuk pub visitor (uncredited) Unowned
Nikolay Styrov hooligan (uncredited) Unowned
Ivan Turchenkov Shorty at Pub (uncredited) Unowned
Vladimir Firsov bypasser (uncredited) Unowned
Aleksey Shubin Antonina and Nikolay's son (uncredited) Unowned
Mikhail Shubin Antonina and Nikolay's son (uncredited) Unowned
Igor Godlevskiy visitor to the Lenin Library (uncredited) Unowned
Kaleriya Studenkina episode (uncredited) Unowned