Volga - Volga
1938, Russian. Directed by Grigori Aleksandrov.
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Grigori AleksandrovDirector
- Lyubov OrlovaStrelka Petrova
- Igor IlyinskyByvalov
- Vladimir VolodinThe Pilot
- Pavel OlenevThe Water-Carter
- Sergei AntimonovThe street sweeper
- Andrei TutyshkinAlyosha Trubyshkin
- Mariya MironovaThe Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)
- Vsevolod SanayevThe Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)
- Nikita KondratyevThe Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)
- Anatoli ShalayevThe Boy Musical Prodigy (as Tolya Shalayev)
- Aleksey DolininThe Militia Man (as A. G. Dolinin)
- Ivan ChuvelyovThe Olympiad Representative (as I. P. Chuvelyov)
Details
- Released
- 24 April 1938
- Original title
- Волга-Волга
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Grigori Aleksandrov, Mikhail Volpin, Nikolay Erdman
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Volga - Volga runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Who directed Volga - Volga?
Volga - Volga (1938) was directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and stars Lyubov Orlova, Igor Ilyinsky, Vladimir Volodin.