People on the Bridge

Overview

The end of the 50s. The former head of the department Bulygin is sent from Moscow to Siberia to build a bridge across the Severnaya River. With him goes his family: his wife, son, daughter and his daughter's fiancé. Once an experienced builder, and now just an overbearing official, Bulygin cannot find common ground with the workers, and people begin to leave the construction site. However, after many experiences and mental trials Bulygin regains the features of a skillful leader.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1959

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Nadezhda Efimova,Natalya Medvedeva,Vasili Merkuryev,El Traktovenko,Nikolay Surovtsev,L. Aryshtayev,Lyudmila Kasyanova,Yuri Sokolik,Nadezhda Samsonova,Vladimir Musatovand 17 more

Director

Aleksandr Zarkhi

Writer

Grigoriy Mariamov,Sergei Antonov,Vladimir Belyaev,Vladimir Kotov

Producer

Aleksey Stefanskiy

Cinematography

Aleksandr Kharitonov

Music

Rodion Shchedrin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0176957