
Save the Drowning Man
1968, Russian. Directed by Pavel Arsenov.
The film tells about the pioneer Andrew and his friend. They imitate the accident in front of foreign tourists on the water. The young correspondent Egor noticed this, and as a result, the portraits of the pioneer hang wherever possible, he receives an invitation to the radio, people shot a movie about him. And now, when friends wanted to retreat, they began to realize that it would not be as easy as it seems...
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Pavel ArsenovDirector
- Andrei UshakovAndrei Vasilkov
- Leonid KarasyovGulka
- Egor DyakovPodushkin
- Valeriy NosikRusalkin
- Svetlana KharitonovaEditor
- Oleg EfremovThe Narrator
- Tatyana GavrilovaAndrey's mother
- Valentin BryleevAndrey's father
- Jacob LenzAndrey's grandfather
- Mikhail DerzhavinQuadrachek
- Anatoli StolbovRadio Director
- Aleksei SmirnovPoliceman
Details
- Released
- 1 June 1968
- Original title
- Спасите утопающего
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Avenir Zak, Vadim Korostylyov, Isai Kuznetsov
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How long is Save the Drowning Man?
Save the Drowning Man runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Which OTT platform is Save the Drowning Man on?
Save the Drowning Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1968. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Save the Drowning Man?
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Who directed Save the Drowning Man?
Save the Drowning Man (1968) was directed by Pavel Arsenov and stars Andrei Ushakov, Leonid Karasyov, Egor Dyakov.