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Zhazhda

  • 1959
  • 1h 20m
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Vyacheslav Tikhonov in Zhazhda (1959)
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Odessa is under German siege and is in dire need of water. A special squad is going to fight off the water pumping station and water the city.Odessa is under German siege and is in dire need of water. A special squad is going to fight off the water pumping station and water the city.Odessa is under German siege and is in dire need of water. A special squad is going to fight off the water pumping station and water the city.

  • Director
    • Evgeniy Tashkov
  • Writer
    • Grigori Pozhenyan
  • Stars
    • Vyacheslav Tikhonov
    • Valentina Khmara
    • Yuri Belov
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
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    • Director
      • Evgeniy Tashkov
    • Writer
      • Grigori Pozhenyan
    • Stars
      • Vyacheslav Tikhonov
      • Valentina Khmara
      • Yuri Belov
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Vyacheslav Tikhonov
    Vyacheslav Tikhonov
    • Lieutenant Oleg Bezborodko
    Valentina Khmara
    Valentina Khmara
    • Masha
    Yuri Belov
    Yuri Belov
    • Vasya Rogozin 'Patefon'
    Anton Dotsenko
    • Nikita Nechipaylo
    • (as A. Datsenko)
    Vladimir Ivanov
    Vladimir Ivanov
    • Tverdokhlebov
    Nikolai Timofeyev
    Nikolai Timofeyev
    • Colonel Nikitin
    Boris Bityukov
    Boris Bityukov
    • Lieutenant Commander Alekseyenko
    B. Goduntsov
    • Ugolek
    Vasiliy Vekshin
    Vasiliy Vekshin
    • Kalina
    • (as V. Vekshin)
    Mullayan Suyargulov
    • Mamed
    • (as M. Suyargulov)
    Oleg Golubitsky
    Oleg Golubitsky
    • Kurt Lemke
    • (as O. Golubitskiy)
    B. Dikanskiy
    • Nemetskiy ofitser
    N. Dobrovolsky
    Yuriy Gorobets
    Yuriy Gorobets
    • Provodnik
    • (as Yu. Gorobets)
    Aleksandr Koshutsky
      Igor Maksimov
        Ivan Markevich
        Ivan Markevich
          T. Zhurina
          • Devushka v podezde
          • Director
            • Evgeniy Tashkov
          • Writer
            • Grigori Pozhenyan
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          • Connections
            Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Vyacheslav Tikhonov
          • Soundtracks
            Dva berega
            Music by Andrey Eshpay

            Lyrics by Grigori Pozhenyan

            Performed by Irina Ryzhova

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          • Release date
            • July 14, 1960 (Hungary)
          • Country of origin
            • Soviet Union
          • Language
            • Russian
          • Also known as
            • Жажда
          • Production company
            • Odessa Film Studios
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 20 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono

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