Happiness Must Be Protected (1958)
Returning to his native village at the end of his military service, Victor (Yuri Sarantsev) brought his bride into the house - and soon they got married. Victor works on the collective farm with great enthusiasm, he is appointed a foreman, but the happiness of old Danila, Victor’s father, is overshadowed by dirty gossip - as if Victor’s father is not he, but Shandybovich, whose unseemly deeds were recently exposed by Victor.
Director: Iosif Shulman
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 84 min
Release Date: April 9, 1958
Cast
- Konstantin Skorobogatov - Danila
- Yuriy Sarantsev - Viktor
- Danuta Stolyarskaya - Larisa
- Vitali Politseymako - Shandybovich
- Nina Doroshina - Olga
- Boris Kudryavtsev - Ivan Mikhaylovich
- Vladimir Ivanov - Vasya
- Dzidra Ritenberga - Katya
- Stepan Khatskevich - Frol
- Aleksey Baranovskiy - Nikita
Screenplay
- Aleksey Kulakovsky (Novel)
- Andrey Makayonok (Screenplay)
- Maksim Luzhanin (Lyricist)
Music: Dmitri Lukas
Cinematography: Georgiy Vdovenkov
Editing: M. Bodrennikova
Production: Belarusfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Iosif Shulman
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Happiness Must Be Protected about?
- Returning to his native village at the end of his military service, Victor (Yuri Sarantsev) brought his bride into the house - and soon they got married. Victor works on the collective farm with great enthusiasm, he is appointed a foreman, but the happiness of old Danila, Victor’s father, is overshadowed by dirty gossip - as if Victor’s father is not he, but Shandybovich, whose unseemly deeds were recently exposed by Victor.
- Who directed Happiness Must Be Protected?
- Happiness Must Be Protected was directed by Iosif Shulman.
- Who stars in Happiness Must Be Protected?
- Happiness Must Be Protected stars Konstantin Skorobogatov, Yuriy Sarantsev, Danuta Stolyarskaya, Vitali Politseymako, Nina Doroshina, Boris Kudryavtsev.
- How long is Happiness Must Be Protected?
- Happiness Must Be Protected has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).
- What genre is Happiness Must Be Protected?
- Happiness Must Be Protected is a Drama film.
- Where was Happiness Must Be Protected produced?
- Happiness Must Be Protected was produced in Soviet Union.