Girl Seeks Father (Russian: Девочка ищет отца, romanizedDevochka ishchet otsa) is a 1959 Soviet children's drama film that was produced by Yuri Bulychyov at the Belarusfilm, directed by Lev Golub,[1] and which stars Anna Kamenkova, Vladimir Guskov, Nikolai Barmin. Writers: Konstantin Gubarevich, Yevgeny Ryss.[2] In 1959, it was the fifth film in Soviet Union in terms of the box office. It was watched by over 35 million spectators,[3] which makes it the third watched Belarusian film ever.[4]

Girl Seeks Father
Directed byLev Golub
Written byKonstantin Gubarevich
Yevgeni Ryss
StarringAnna Kamenkova
Vladimir Guskov
Nikolai Barmin
Vladimir Dorofeyev
Anna Yegorova
Evgeniy Grigorev
CinematographyOleg Avdeyev
Izrail Pikman
Music byYuri Belzatsky
Vladimir Olovnikov
Production
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Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Plot

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The film was set in Russia during World War II and is about a 5-year-old girl searching for her partisan leader father while escaping from the Nazis, who try to catch her to make her their hostage, and a young boy trying to save her. For some time, when the girl is lost in the forest alone or when Nazis finally catch two children, hope is almost lost.

Cast

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Credited cast
  • Anna Kamenkova as Lena
  • Vladimir Guskov as Yanka, forester's grandson
  • Nikolai Barmin as Panas
  • Vladimir Dorofeyev as forester
  • Anna Yegorova as Praskovya Ivanovna
  • Yevgeni Grigorev as Konstantin Lvovich, Medical Assistant
  • Nina Grebeshkova as Anya
  • Konstantin Bartashevich as Gunter, German Commandant
Rest of cast
  • Viktor Uralsky as partisan Volodya
  • Yevgeni Polosin as The Headmen
  • Ivan Shatillo as Commissar

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ История мозырянина, который снимал картины, ставшие классикой советского кинематографа
  2. ^ a b Eglit, Lev (26 December 2012). "Первая роль Каменковой, или Как причудливы зигзаги судьбы" (in Russian). Uralsky Rabochy. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Razzakov, Fyodor (2015). Гибель советского кино. Интриги и споры. 1918-1972 (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 9785425088185.
  4. ^ Yuditskaya, Veronika (27 August 2014). "В Музее истории белорусского кино состоятся показы лучших детских фильмов режиссера Льва Голуба" (in Russian). Minsk-Novosti. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Биография Анны Каменковой" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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