The Beginning(1970)

6.2(39)1h 31mOctober 12, 1970

Synopsis

A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She plays the role of Baba Yaga in the amateur theatre — and does it so organically that the visiting filmmaker offers her the most difficult role in the historical drama about Joan of Arc. She was given not only great acting talent, but the talent of deep, selfless love. A dream comes true: she is invited to the main role, and she begins a completely different life, full of real creative torment, insights and true happiness.

Directed by Gleb Panfilov

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Cast

Inna Churikova

Pasha Stroganova

Valentina Telichkina

Valya

Tatyana Stepanova

Katya

Leonid Kuravlyov

Arkadiy

Mikhail Kononov

Pavlik

Nina Skomorokhova

Zina

Tatyana Bedova

Toma

Yuri Klepikov

movie director

Gennadi Beglov

Odinokov

Yuri Vizbor

Stepan Ivanovich

Vyacheslav Vasilyev

Stepan Vitalyevich

Yevgeni Lebedev

Cauchon

Vsevolod Sobolev

Massieu

Gerasim Zhukovsky

Boriska

Lyudmila Arinina

an official on the selection of actors at the film studio (uncredited)

Irina Gubanova

assistant director (uncredited)

Efim Kopelyan

Cauchon (voice) (uncredited)

Dmitriy Dolinin

Director of photography

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When did The Beginning come out?+

The Beginning was released in 1970.

How long is The Beginning?+

The Beginning runs for 91 minutes (1 hour and 31 minutes).

Who directed The Beginning?+

The Beginning was directed by Gleb Panfilov.

Who stars in The Beginning?+

The Beginning stars Inna Churikova, Valentina Telichkina, Tatyana Stepanova, Leonid Kuravlyov and Mikhail Kononov.

The Beginning(1970)

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