Sporting Honour (1951)
Vetlugin, a worker at a Ural factory, becomes a member of the Moscow soccer team "Turbina". The captain and center forward Vitaly Grinko, known to the whole country, is jealous of the newcomer and tries to defame the simple-minded player. The whole team takes the side of the newcomer, criticizes the captain's behavior, and wins in the game with a foreign team.
Director: Vladimir Petrov
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Runtime: 107 min
Release Date: June 11, 1951
Cast
- Aleksei Gribov - Pyotr Semenovich Grinko
- Gennadiy Sergeev - Vitaly Petrovich Grinko
- Margarita Lifanova - Tonya Grinko, art student
- Lev Frichinsky - Nikolai Vetlugin
- Nikolay Kryuchkov - Ivan Nikolaevich, coach of the Turbina team
- Aleksandr Degtyar - party secretary
- Boris Sitko - Surikov, head of DSO "Turbina"
- Anastasiya Zuyeva - Ekaterina Nikolaevna Grinko, mother of Vitaly and Tonya
- Vladimir Vladislavskiy - boss of the football team "Shorty"
- Lev Fenin - pastor
Screenplay
- Mikhail Volpin (Screenplay)
- Nikolay Erdman (Screenplay)
- Arkadiy Chernyshyov (Script Consultant)
- Mikhail Semichastniy (Script Consultant)
Music: Matvei Blanter
Cinematography: Yuli Kun, Vladimir Yakovlev
Editing: Klavdiya Moskvina
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Vladimir Petrov
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sporting Honour about?
- Vetlugin, a worker at a Ural factory, becomes a member of the Moscow soccer team "Turbina". The captain and center forward Vitaly Grinko, known to the whole country, is jealous of the newcomer and tries to defame the simple-minded player. The whole team takes the side of the newcomer, criticizes the captain's behavior, and wins in the game with a foreign team.
- Who directed Sporting Honour?
- Sporting Honour was directed by Vladimir Petrov.
- Who stars in Sporting Honour?
- Sporting Honour stars Aleksei Gribov, Gennadiy Sergeev, Margarita Lifanova, Lev Frichinsky, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Aleksandr Degtyar.
- How long is Sporting Honour?
- Sporting Honour has a runtime of 1h 47m (107 minutes).
- What genre is Sporting Honour?
- Sporting Honour is a Comedy, Adventure film.
- Where was Sporting Honour produced?
- Sporting Honour was produced in Soviet Union.