Released:
1947-09-09

Overview:
His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the woman he loves, Natasha, a rising singing star. Andrei takes refuge in Siberia, his native land. Once there, he gets a job in a sawmill, where he entertains his fellow-workers playing the accordion during leisure hours. Some time later, Natasha and her company are expected in America where they are to do a tour. But an airplane breakdown forces the pilot to land next to the village in which Andrei lives and works...

Director:
Ivan Pyryev

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Vladimir Druzhnikov
  as
  Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov
• 
  Marina Ladynina
  as
  Natasha Pavlovna Malinina
• 
  Vera Vasileva
  as
  Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova
• 
  Vladimir Zeldin
  as
  Boris Olenich
• 
  Grigoriy Shpigel
  as
  Grigori "Grisha" Galadya