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The Great Beginning (1940) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Iosif Kheifits
Aleksandr Zarkhi

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Iosif Kheifits ... (with participation of)
Ekaterina Vinogradskaya
Aleksandr Zarkhi ... (with participation of)

Cast (in credits order)  

Vera Maretskaya ... Aleksandra Grigoryevna Sokolova (as V. Maretskaya)
Vasili Vanin ... Yefim Yefimovich Sokolov (as V. Vanin)
Nikolay Kryuchkov ... Nikita Sokolov, blond brother-in-law (as N. Kryuchkov)
Ivan Nazarov ... Fedot Petrovich Krivosheyev
Valentina Telegina ... Panya, fat woman [Script Name: Praskovya]
Boris Blinov ... The District Party Secretary
Vasiliy Merkurev ... Party Undersecretary Stashkov
Aleksey Konsovskiy ... Petka, teen groom
Aleksandra Matveeva ... Duska, teen bride (as Anna Matveyeva)
Konstantin Sorokin ... Kuzma, beefy kolkhoz rowdy (as K. Sorokin)
Yelizaveta Uvarova ... Duska's mother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aleksandr Melnikov ... Escort (uncredited)
Nikolai Stepanov Nikolai Stepanov ... Appearing (uncredited)

Music by 

Nikolai Timofeyev

Cinematography by 

Aleksandr Gintsburg

Editing by 

Elena Bashenova ... (as Ye. Bajenova)

Production Design by 

Vladimir Kalyagin
Olga Pchelnikova

Production Management 

Iosif Polyakov ... production director (as I. Polyakov)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

M. Chernova ... assistant director
S. Reitman ... assistant director
Naum Trakhtenberg ... restoration director

Art Department 

Nikolay Khomov ... poster artist

Sound Department 

Vladimir Krachkovskiy ... sound producer (1963 restoration)
Arnold Shargorodsky ... sound engineer

Special Effects by 

Grigoriy Zaytsev ... rear projection cinematographer (1963 restoration)
S. Zyablikov ... rear projection art designer (1963 restoration)

Visual Effects by 

Grigoriy Zaytsev ... visual effects camera

Music Department 

Vladimir Vasilyev ... musical director (as V. Vasiliev) (1963 revision)

Additional Crew 

Julian Leigh ... subtitler: USA (original release)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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