Symphony of Life (1948)
Skazanie o zemle sibirskoy (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 54min
- Drama, Music
- 25 Dec 1948 (USA)
- Movie
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...
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Cast
| Vladimir Druzhnikov | ... |
Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov
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| Marina Ladynina | ... |
Natasha Pavlovna Malinina
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| Boris Andreyev | ... |
Yakov Zakharonovich Burmak
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| Vera Vasileva | ... |
Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova
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| Sergei Kalinin | ... |
Kornei Nefedovich Zavorin
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| Yelena Savitskaya | ... |
Kapitolina Kondratyevna
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| Vladimir Zeldin | ... |
Boris Olenich
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| Mikhail Sidorkin | ... |
Sergei Tomakurov
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| Grigoriy Shpigel | ... |
Grigori "Grisha" Galadya
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| Vasiliy Zaychikov | ... |
Prof. Vadim Sergeyevich Igonin
(as Vasili Zajchikov)
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| Leonid Alekseev | ... |
Old Man on Barge (uncredited)
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Sergei Antimonov | ... |
Kolkhoz Farmer (uncredited)
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| Aleksey Bakhar | ... |
Petrukha - with accordion on barge (uncredited)
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| Tatyana Barysheva | ... |
Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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Gavriil Belov | ... |
Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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| Ivan Bobrov | ... |
Passenger on barge (uncredited)
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| Georgi Bobynin | ... |
Military / Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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| Vladimir Dorofeyev | ... |
Grigoriy Ivanovich (uncredited)
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| Evgeniy Grigorev | ... |
Military / Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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| Lev Ivanov | ... |
Military (uncredited)
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| Nikolai Khryashchikov | ... |
Military (uncredited)
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| Viktor Klyucharyov | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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| Vasili Kovrigin | ... |
Passenger on barge (uncredited)
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Ivan Lobyzovskiy | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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| Pyotr Lyubeshkin | ... |
Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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| Grigory Mikhaylov | ... |
Military (uncredited)
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| Ivan Ryzhov | ... |
Military / Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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Sergey Smirnov | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Konstantin Starostin | ... |
Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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| Lyubov Studneva | ... |
Woman on Barge (uncredited)
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Aleksandr Timontayev | ... |
Appearing (uncredited)
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Nina Tverdynskaya | ... |
Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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| Vladimir Uralskiy | ... |
Nosov (uncredited)
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| Mikhail Vorobyov | ... |
Military / Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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Nikolai Yelizarov | ... |
Military (uncredited)
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| Galina Zhdanova | ... |
Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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| Evgeniy Zosimov | ... |
Teahouse Visitor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ivan Pyrev | ... | (as Ivan Pyryev) |
Written by
| Ivan Pyrev | ... | (story) (as Ivan Pyryev) |
| Evgeniy Pomeshchikov | ... | (writer) |
| Nikolai Rozhkov | ... | (writer) |
| Ilya Selvinsky | ... | (poems) |
Music by
| Nikolai Kryukov | ||
Cinematography by
| Valentin Pavlov | ||
Editing by
| Anna Kulganek | ||
Production Design by
| Artur Berger | ... | (as A.S. Berger) |
| Boris M. Chebotarev | ... | (as B.M. Chebotarev) |
Costume Design by
| Konstantin Urbetis | ... | (as K.K. Urbetis) |
Makeup Department
| Vera Rudina | ... | makeup artist (as V.F. Rudina) |
Production Management
| R. Gimmelfarb | ... | production manager |
| I. Soluyanov | ... | production manager |
| Isaak Zaionts | ... | production manager (as I. Zaionts) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fyodor Filippov | ... | second unit director (as F. I. Filipov) |
| Artavazd Kefchiyan | ... | assistant director (as A. Kefchiyan) |
| F. Soluyanov | ... | assistant director |
| Dzhanet Tambiyeva | ... | assistant director (as D. Tambiyeva) |
| Naum Trakhtenberg | ... | second unit director (as N. M. Trakhtenberg) |
| N. Yudkin | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Mikhail Dlugach | ... | poster artist (as Mikh. Dlugach) |
| Lazar Frayman | ... | poster artist (as L. Frayman) |
Sound Department
| R. Krichever | ... | assistant sound engineer |
| Valeri Popov | ... | sound engineer |
| Valentina Shchedrina | ... | assistant sound engineer (as V. Shchedrina) |
| Artashes Vanetsyan | ... | assistant sound engineer (as A. Venitsian) |
Special Effects by
| Lyudmila Aleksandrovskaya | ... | combined shooting art director (as L.K. Aleksandrovskaya) |
| Boris Aretskiy | ... | combined shooting operator (as B.S. Aretsky) |
| Fyodor Krasniy | ... | combined shooting producer (as F.K. Krasny) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nikolai Bolshakov | ... | camera operator (as N.I. Bolshakov) |
| Leonid Kraynenkov | ... | second assistant camera (as L. Kraynenkov) |
| Timofei Lebeshev | ... | camera operator (as T.P. Lebeshev) |
| Viktor Maslennikov | ... | camera operator (as V.N. Maslennikov) |
Music Department
| Evgeniy Dolmatovskiy | ... | lyricist (as Yevgeni Dolmatovsky) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Associazione Relazioni Culturali con l'URSS (1948) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Como Films (1950) (France) (theatrical)
- Rozdelovna Filmu Ceskoslovenského Státního Filmu (1948) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1948) (United States) (subtitled)
- IVC (1999) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK Kyôiku (1979) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (2000) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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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... Written by Guy Bellinger |
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