A Head on One's Shoulders
1961, Russian. Directed by Mariya Fyodorova.
After finishing school in their native village, Tolyasha (Igor Pushkarev) and Valya take exams to enter the pedagogical institute, but both fail. They return to their Green Shores. Valya works on a poultry farm and soon becomes a famous poultry farmer, and Tolyasha works as a driver. After a series of misunderstandings, their personal relationships improve...
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Mariya FyodorovaDirector
- Boris ChirkovChairman of the collective farm
- Tatyana BogdanovaValya Odintsova
- Igor PushkaryovTolyasha Ozerov
- Nina NikitinaYekaterina Ivanovna
- Tatyana PelttserPelageya Stepanovna
- Nina ShorinaNatasha
- Valentina MarkovaLida
- Aleksey KrychenkovKostya
- Pavel VinnikCast
- Yaroslava TurylyovaCast
- Margarita ZharovaCast
- Aleksei KuznetsovMisha
Details
- Released
- 4 April 1961
- Original title
- Своя голова на плечах
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Valentin Ezhov
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How long is A Head on One's Shoulders?
A Head on One's Shoulders runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Which OTT platform is A Head on One's Shoulders on?
A Head on One's Shoulders isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 April 1961. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Head on One's Shoulders?
If you liked A Head on One's Shoulders, try Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry, Son of a Rich 2, Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs.
Who directed A Head on One's Shoulders?
A Head on One's Shoulders (1961) was directed by Mariya Fyodorova and stars Boris Chirkov, Tatyana Bogdanova, Igor Pushkaryov.