The Return
1961, Ukrainian. Directed by Mykhailo Tereshchenko.
Stefan Saturday, having emigrated to America, wandered for fifteen years in search of work. Having saved up money, the hero acquired a small farm and, with the arrival of spring, came to his native village in Ukraine, where Christina had been waiting for him all these years. Much has changed in the life of Transcarpathia - and no matter how much Christina loved him, she refused to go with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Ukrainian
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- Released
- 21 August 1961
- Original title
- Повернення
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Matvei Tevelyov
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The Return runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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The Return isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 August 1961. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Return?
If you liked The Return, try The Young One, The Kindness of Strangers, The Nest.
Who directed The Return?
The Return (1961) was directed by Mykhailo Tereshchenko and stars Henrikh Ostashevskyi, Natalya Bogomolova, Vasiliy Vekshin.