It Began This Way...

Lev Kulidzhanov
1956-12-25


3.7
98 min

A Moscow group of Komsomol members arrives on the virgin lands, in the Kazakh steppes, and immediately faces bureaucracy and carelessness. Someone flees the state farm for more reliable earnings, and someone simply does not want to work. But a new energetic director appears — and real life begins...

Cast

Name Character Team
Vladimir Yemelyanov Grishanin Unowned
Valentin Zubkov Skvortsov Unowned
Liliya Aleshnikova Tanya Gromova Unowned
Nikolai Dovzhenko Lyosha Antonov Unowned
Natalya Pavlova Zhenya Grishanina Unowned
Vladimir Ratomsky police chief Unowned
Rolan Bykov Lapshin Unowned
Boris Lifanov Burkach Unowned
Olga Korotkevich Burkach's wife Unowned
Vladimir Lebedev forwarder Unowned
Nikolay Smorchkov Gennadiy Unowned
Boris Batashev agronomist Unowned
Olga Aroseva Raya Unowned
Yuri Arkhiptsev Sasha Unowned
Valerian Kalinin Zavyalov Unowned
Pavel Volkov Lyosha's father Unowned
Aleksandr Timontayev taxi driver Unowned
Nikolai Parfyonov policeman Unowned