The Shining Path
1940, Russian. Directed by Grigori Aleksandrov.
Tanya Morozova, an illiterate but industrious textile factory worker, finds happiness through her education and the Stakhanovite movement. She becomes a shock labourer and ascends through the Party ranks, ultimately being elected as a member of the Supreme Soviet.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Grigori AleksandrovDirector
- Lyubov OrlovaTatyana Ivanovna "Tanya" Morozova
- Evgeniy SamoylovAleksei Nikolaevich Lebedev
- Yelena TyapkinaMariya Sergeyevna Pronina
- Vladimir VolodinPyotr Ustinich Taldykin
- Anastasiya ZuyevaAgrafena, the funny-looking weaver
- Vera AltayskayaKlava
- Nikolai KonovalovNikolai Zubkov, factory foreman
- Pavel OlenevKurnakov, chief foreman
- Osip AbdulovDorokhov, factory director
- Rina ZelyonayaBlond Secretary
- Aleksandra TeryokhinaVarya
- Nadezhda VysokovskayaCast
Details
- Released
- 7 October 1940
- Original title
- Светлый путь
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Viktor Ardov
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The Shining Path runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Shining Path isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 October 1940. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Shining Path?
The Shining Path (1940) was directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and stars Lyubov Orlova, Evgeniy Samoylov, Yelena Tyapkina.