There Were Seven Simeons
1989, Russian. Directed by Herz Frank & Vladimir Eisner.
Tracing the tragedy
One family, one band. They seemed to be happy. A movie that investigates why these seemingly optimistic musicians suddenly saw no hope to continue living in USSR and tried to escape it by hijacking a plane.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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- Released
- 24 August 1989
- Original title
- Жили-были Семь Симеонов...
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Vladimir Eisner, Herz Frank
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There Were Seven Simeons runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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There Were Seven Simeons isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 August 1989. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed There Were Seven Simeons?
There Were Seven Simeons (1989) was directed by Herz Frank and Vladimir Eisner.