By the Lake
1970, Russian. Directed by Sergei Gerasimov.
The film is a reflection on the responsibility of man to other people, native nature and the world around us, the problem of preserving Lake Baikal, on the banks of which a large construction project has unfolded. The first half of the 60s of the XX century, the story of the love of young Lena Barmina to an adult respectable person, bearing on his shoulders a heavy burden of responsibility for the activities of a huge enterprise. Construction engineer Chernykh and Lena, the daughter of a scientist, are doing everything to save the lake from harmful and unjustified plums. A difficult relationship develops between them and soon Lena realizes that she is in love. But after learning that Chernykh is married, the girl leaves...
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Sergei GerasimovDirector
- Oleg ZhakovAleksandr Aleksandrovich Barmin
- Natalya BelokhvostikovaLena Barmina
- Vasiliy ShukshinVasili Vasilievich Chernykh
- Valentina TelichkinaValya Korolkova
- Natalya ArinbasarovaKatya Olzoyeva
- Mikhail NozhkinYakovlev
- Vadim SpiridonovKonovalov
- Nikolay EryomenkoAlyosha
- Boris ShadurskiyKolya Tkachenko
- Boris BelousovIvanov
- Aleksandr SnykovZhenya
- Zoya RupasovaLida
Details
- Released
- 13 April 1970
- Original title
- У озера
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Sergei Gerasimov
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By the Lake runs 173 minutes (2h 53m).
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By the Lake isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 April 1970. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed By the Lake?
By the Lake (1970) was directed by Sergei Gerasimov and stars Oleg Zhakov, Natalya Belokhvostikova, Vasiliy Shukshin.