

The Purpose of His Life
1958, Russian. Directed by Anatoly Rybakov.
Alexei Kostrov goes a difficult way through luck and defeat to the cherished goal - to become a test pilot.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 18 January 1958
- Original title
- Цель его жизни
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Vadim Ivanov, Andrey Merkulov
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The Purpose of His Life runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Purpose of His Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 January 1958. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Purpose of His Life?
If you liked The Purpose of His Life, try The Sound of Silence, Girl in the Box, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius.
Who directed The Purpose of His Life?
The Purpose of His Life (1958) was directed by Anatoly Rybakov and stars Vsevolod Safonov, Lyudmila Shagalova, Mark Bernes.