There Was an Old Couple

Overview

In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 11, 1965

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Nikolai Sergeyev,Vladimir Suvorov,Nikolay Kryuchkov,Georgiy Martynyuk,Lyudmila Maksakova,Giuli Chokhonelidze,Anatoli Fedorinov,Viktor Kolpakov,Galina Polskikh,Anatoli Yabbarovand 1 more

Director

Grigoriy Chukhray

Writer

Valeri Frid,Lev Oshanin,Yuli Dunsky,Yuriy Danilovich,Marianna Rooz

Producer

Vladimir Kantorovich

Cinematography

Sergei Poluyanov

Music

Aleksandra Pakhmutova

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059946