
Life Has Passed By
1959, Russian. Directed by Vladimir Basov.
Proffesional thief called "Sharks" escapes from the prison and tries to continue his thieving craft. But for this he needs the help of old friends. However, time has passed and none of them wants to remember the past and once again embark on a slippery slope. One of them - Innokenty Stepanov (Yuri Sarantsev) works in the Komsomol team on construction site.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Vladimir BasovDirector
- Grigoriy GayNikolay Smirnov (Akula)
- Liliya TolmachevaНина
- Yuriy SarantsevInnokentiy Stepanov
- Nikolai Bogolyubovpodpolkovnik Panin
- Elena PonsovaNikolay's mother
- Nikolai ParfyonovPyotr Rabchikov (Ryaboy)
- Valentin Bryleev'sanyka-boldyr'
- Anatoly VedyonkinFyodor
- Leonid Markov'Chyervok'
- Gleb StrizhenovPetyka-artist
- Nina AgapovaCustomer
- Valentina AnaninaPrisoner's bride
Details
- Released
- 13 April 1959
- Original title
- Жизнь прошла мимо
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Maro Yerzinkyan, Platon Nabokov
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Life Has Passed By runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Which OTT platform is Life Has Passed By on?
Life Has Passed By isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 April 1959. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life Has Passed By?
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Who directed Life Has Passed By?
Life Has Passed By (1959) was directed by Vladimir Basov and stars Grigoriy Gay, Liliya Tolmacheva, Yuriy Sarantsev.