It Began This Way... (1956)
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...
Director: Yakov Segel, Lev Kulidzhanov
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date: December 25, 1956
Cast
- Vladimir Yemelyanov - Grishanin
- Valentin Zubkov - Skvortsov
- Liliya Aleshnikova - Tanya Gromova
- Nikolai Dovzhenko - Lyosha Antonov
- Natalya Pavlova - Zhenya Grishanina
- Vladimir Ratomsky - police chief
- Rolan Bykov - Lapshin
- Boris Lifanov - Burkach
- Olga Korotkevich - Burkach's wife
- Vladimir Lebedev - forwarder
Screenplay
Music: Aleksandr Lokshin
Cinematography: Vyacheslav Shumskiy
Production: Gorky Film Studios
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Yakov Segel, Lev Kulidzhanov
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is It Began This Way... about?
- 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...
- Who directed It Began This Way...?
- It Began This Way... was directed by Yakov Segel, Lev Kulidzhanov.
- Who stars in It Began This Way...?
- It Began This Way... stars Vladimir Yemelyanov, Valentin Zubkov, Liliya Aleshnikova, Nikolai Dovzhenko, Natalya Pavlova, Vladimir Ratomsky.
- How long is It Began This Way...?
- It Began This Way... has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is It Began This Way...?
- It Began This Way... is a Drama film.
- Where was It Began This Way... produced?
- It Began This Way... was produced in Soviet Union.