A Big Family
1954, Russian. Directed by Iosif Kheifits.
The characters of the picture are a large family of hereditary shipbuilders. Three generations of the Zhurbin live under one roof: grandfather Matvei, his son Ilya, three sons of Ilya — Aleksei, Anton and Viktor. In a short time, representatives of the fourth generation are born. The share of the youngest son of Aleksei fall the most severe life tests. The background for family conflicts is the reorganization of production. All Zhurbin's have to change their profession to move on.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Iosif KheifitsDirector
- Sergei Lukyanovgrandfather Matvei
- Boris AndreyevIlya Matveyevich
- Vera KuznetsovaAgafya Karpovna
- Aleksey BatalovAleksei
- Sergei KurilovViktor
- Vadim MedvedevAnton
- Boris BityukovKostya
- Iya ArepinaTonya
- Klara LuchkoLida
- Ekaterina SavinovaDunyasha
- Nikolai SergeyevBasmanov
- Yelena DobronravovaKatya Travnikova
Details
- Released
- 5 November 1954
- Original title
- Большая семья
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Vsevolod Kochetov, Sokrat Kara
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What A Big Family is based on
A Big Family is adapted from a novel.
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A Big Family runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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A Big Family isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 November 1954. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked A Big Family, try Daddy Longlegs, Around the Bend, I Never Sang for My Father.
Who directed A Big Family?
A Big Family (1954) was directed by Iosif Kheifits and stars Sergei Lukyanov, Boris Andreyev, Vera Kuznetsova.
What is A Big Family based on?
A Big Family is adapted from a novel.