The Chairman (1964 film)

The Chairman
Directed byAleksei Saltykov
Written byYuri Nagibin
StarringMikhail Ulyanov
Ivan Lapikov
Nonna Mordyukova
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Valentina Vladimirova
CinematographyVladimir Nikolayev
Music byAleksandr Kholminov
Production
company
Distributed bySoyuzkino
Release date
  • December 28, 1964 (1964-12-28)
Running time
166 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The Chairman (Russian: Председатель, romanized: Predsedatel) is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksei Saltykov and starring Mikhail Ulyanov, Nonna Mordyukova and Ivan Lapikov.[1] This film was honored with a Second Prize at All-Union Film Festival in Kiev (1966).[2]

Plot

After World War II ends, soldier Yegor Trubnikov comes back to his native village to restore the ruined collective farm facilities. Rebuilding the kolkhoz is as hard for him as fighting the war. Becoming chairman, he charges himself with the burden of responsibility not only for the collective farm business, but also for the destiny of the people who are so close to him.

Trivia

The film (quite unusually for a Soviet movie) contains performance of a Christian religious hymn, Nearer, My God, to Thee (at 32nd minute).

Cast

References

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ "The Chairman" (in Russian). kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved October 29, 2009.


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