
The Decisive Step
1966, Russian. Directed by Alty Karliyev.
The poor peasant Artyk cannot achieve his goal: to marry his beloved, the beautiful Aina. Rich Bally has wanted her for a long time. And although Aina likes Artyk, Bally calmly waits for his hour, he knows that his opponent has nothing to pay for. But the lovers decide to escape. Bally rushes after them and drives Aina home. In order to free the girl and take revenge on Bally, Artyk and a friend join Eziz Khan, who opposes the white king. Thus begins the combat path of the poor, not yet knowing their real enemies.
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 31 October 1966
- Original title
- Решающий шаг
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Igor Lukovskiy
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The Decisive Step runs 156 minutes (2h 36m).
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The Decisive Step isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 October 1966. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Decisive Step?
The Decisive Step (1966) was directed by Alty Karliyev and stars Baba Annanov, Zhanna Smelyanskaya, Vladimir Petelin.