
When a Person Smiled
When a Person Smiled
1973, Russian. Directed by Borys Ivchenko.
The film is about the tragedy of two families when a pilot Roman and a flight attendant Olga died in a car accident. Olga and Aleksey's young son lost his mother, and Inga lost her loved one. As a devoted friend, Alexey does everything he can to make Inga's pain less unbearable. He drowned out his pain by caring for his son. But as time passes, wounds heal, the son grows up, and it turns out that Alexei is still the most loyal friend in Inga's life, and there is no one closer…
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Borys IvchenkoDirector
- Ivan MykolaichukAlexey Luganov
- Borys SavchenkoRoman Vesnin
- Zemfira TsakhilovaInga
- Halyna DovhozvyahaOlga Luganova
- Taras KolesnikovMaksim - synishka Alekseya
- Vitaly RastalnoyAleksandr Dubilin - vtoroy pilot
- Anatoli BarchukAnatoliy Yutkov - shturman
- Viktor Malyarevychbortmechanic
- Volodymyr Talashkoradist
- Kostiantyn Stepankovglavvrach
- Fedir StryhunFedor Nikolaevich Lupin
- Larisa Khalafovastyuardessa
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1973
- Original title
- Когда человек улыбнулся
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Viktor Ivchenko, Yuriy Parkhomenko
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When a Person Smiled runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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When a Person Smiled isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1973. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like When a Person Smiled?
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Who directed When a Person Smiled?
When a Person Smiled (1973) was directed by Borys Ivchenko and stars Ivan Mykolaichuk, Borys Savchenko, Zemfira Tsakhilova.