Sporting Honour (Russian: Спортивная честь) is a 1951 Soviet sports film directed by Vladimir Petrov and starring Aleksei Gribov, Grigori Sergeyev and Margarita Lifanova. It was awarded the Stalin Prize, although political objections had delayed its release.[1]
| Sporting Honour | |
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| Directed by | Vladimir Petrov |
| Written by | Nikolay Erdman Mikhail Volpin |
| Starring | Aleksei Gribov Grigori Sergeyev Margarita Lifanova |
| Cinematography | Yuli Kun Mark Magidson Vladimir Yakovlev |
| Edited by | Klavdiya Moskvina |
| Music by | Matvei Blanter |
Production company | |
Release date | 11 June 1951 |
Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot edit
Worker of the Ural plant Vetlugin becomes a member of the Moscow football team 'Turbina'. Known to the whole country captain and center striker Vitaly Grinko is jealous of the newcomer and tries to discredit the simple-minded football player. The whole team takes the newcomer's side, criticizes the behavior of the captain, and in the game with the foreign team wins.
Cast edit
- Aleksei Gribov as Pyotr Semyonovich Grinko
- Grigori Sergeyev as Vitali Grinko
- Margarita Lifanova as Tonya Grinko
- Lev Frichinsky as Vetlugin
- Nikolay Kryuchkov as Coach of 'Turbina' team
- Vadim Sinyavsky as Radio announcer
- Boris Sitko
- Anastasia Zuyeva as Ekaterina Nikolaevna Grinko
- Vladimir Vladislavskiy
- Lev Fenin
- Mikhail Semichastny
- Mikhail Antonevich
- Boris Kochetov
- Aleksandr Malyavkin
- Vsevolod Radikorskiy
- Nina Grebeshkova Tonya's friend
- Yevgeny Leonov as Waiter
- Tatyana Konyukhova as Tonya's friend
- Valentina Telegina as Vetlugina
References edit
- ^ Freedman p.192
Bibliography edit
- Freedman, John. Silence's roar: the life and drama of Nikolai Erdman. Mosaic Press, 1992.
External links edit
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