I Wish to Speak
1976, Russian. Directed by Gleb Panfilov.
The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, she must reconcile her desire to build a bridge - and the new housing that will come with it - with the reality of resistance from the townspeople and her own grief.
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Gleb PanfilovDirector
- Inna ChurikovaElizaveta Uvarova
- Nikolai GubenkoSergei Uvarov
- Leonid BronevoyПётр Васильевич Алтухов, бывший председатель горисполкома
- Vasiliy ShukshinФёдор, местный драматург
- Ernst Romanovдоцент Козлов
- Yury Shepelevuncle
- Vitaliy ZhabovskiyYura Uvarov
- Valentina KovelTatyana
- Vadim MedvedevVladimir Vikentievich
- Nikolai SergeyevStepan Trofimovich
- Ivan Selianinold Bolshevik
- Sergey ZhukovichFyodor
Details
- Released
- 29 November 1976
- Original title
- Прошу слова
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Gleb Panfilov
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How long is I Wish to Speak?
I Wish to Speak runs 145 minutes (2h 25m).
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Which OTT platform is I Wish to Speak on?
I Wish to Speak isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 November 1976. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like I Wish to Speak?
If you liked I Wish to Speak, try Herself, A Dry White Season, The Nest.
Who directed I Wish to Speak?
I Wish to Speak (1976) was directed by Gleb Panfilov and stars Inna Churikova, Nikolai Gubenko, Leonid Bronevoy.