There Was an Old Couple
1965, Russian. Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray.
In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 11 May 1965
- Original title
- Жили-были старик со старухой
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Valeri Frid, Yuli Dunsky
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There Was an Old Couple runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Who directed There Was an Old Couple?
There Was an Old Couple (1965) was directed by Grigoriy Chukhray and stars Vera Kuznetsova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Georgiy Martynyuk.