Sponge Catchers
1960, Russian. Directed by Manos Zacharias.
The young man Nikolos is forced to engage in the fishing of sea sponges in order to get the hand of the beautiful Lenio. This work makes him a cripple, and marriage to his beloved does not bring happiness.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Manos ZachariasDirector
- Nelli KornienkoЛенье / Lene
- Yuri VasilyevНиколос Стангас / Nikolos Stangas
- Otar KoberidzePetris, pescarul grec / Петрис, греческий рыбак
- Georgi Chernovolenkoдядя Анестис
- Mikhail GluzskiyАлимонос, капитан
- Pavel PavlenkoБабурис
- Arkadi KislyakovUncle Yangos
- Vladimir FerapontovДзеремес
- Sotiros BelevendisМенелас
- Georgiy BudarovДедусис, капитан
Details
- Released
- 26 November 1960
- Original title
- Ловцы губок
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Giorgos Sevastikoglou
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Sponge Catchers runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Which OTT platform is Sponge Catchers on?
Sponge Catchers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 November 1960. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sponge Catchers?
If you liked Sponge Catchers, try Hardball, All Day and a Night, Inside I'm Dancing.
Who directed Sponge Catchers?
Sponge Catchers (1960) was directed by Manos Zacharias and stars Nelli Kornienko, Yuri Vasilyev, Otar Koberidze.