The Goalkeeper
1936, Russian. Directed by Semyon Timoshenko.
The film tells the story of an ordinary guy Anton Kandidov. First he works on agricultural work — transports on boat on Volga watermelons. Noticing how deftly Anton catches and loads watermelons, he is told that he could become a goalkeeper and play football. And he decides to follow the advice. On the way to the glory of the goalkeeper and waiting for his victory and disappointment.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Semyon TimoshenkoDirector
- Grigory PluzhnikAnton Kandidov
- Tatyana GuretskayaGrusha
- Lyudmila GlazovaNastya
- Anatoli GoryunovKarasik
- Valeri SolovtsovBukhvostov
- Yakov GudkinFoma
- Vladimir KryugerTsvetochkin
- German ErasmusRyzhy
- Fyodor KurikhinFootball fan (uncredited)
- Konstantin GibshmanDoctor (uncredited)
- Erna MashkevichSpectator (uncredited)
- Tatyana Rayt(uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 9 January 1936
- Original title
- Вратарь
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Lev Kassil, Lazar Yudin
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How long is The Goalkeeper?
The Goalkeeper runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Which OTT platform is The Goalkeeper on?
The Goalkeeper isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 January 1936. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Goalkeeper?
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Who directed The Goalkeeper?
The Goalkeeper (1936) was directed by Semyon Timoshenko and stars Grigory Pluzhnik, Tatyana Guretskaya, Lyudmila Glazova.