The Beginning
1970, Russian. Directed by Gleb Panfilov.
A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She plays the role of Baba Yaga in the amateur theatre — and does it so organically that the visiting filmmaker offers her the most difficult role in the historical drama about Joan of Arc. She was given not only great acting talent, but the talent of deep, selfless love. A dream comes true: she is invited to the main role, and she begins a completely different life, full of real creative torment, insights and true happiness.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Gleb PanfilovDirector
- Inna ChurikovaPasha Stroganova
- Valentina TelichkinaValya
- Tatyana StepanovaKatya
- Leonid KuravlyovArkadiy
- Mikhail KononovPavlik
- Nina SkomorokhovaZina
- Tatyana BedovaToma
- Yuri Klepikovmovie director
- Gennadi BeglovOdinokov
- Yuri VizborStepan Ivanovich
- Vyacheslav VasilyevStepan Vitalyevich
- Yevgeni LebedevCauchon
Details
- Released
- 12 October 1970
- Original title
- Начало
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Gleb Panfilov, Yevgeni Gabrilovich
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The Beginning runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Beginning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 October 1970. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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If you liked The Beginning, try Chéri, Autumn Marathon, L.A. Without a Map.
Who directed The Beginning?
The Beginning (1970) was directed by Gleb Panfilov and stars Inna Churikova, Valentina Telichkina, Tatyana Stepanova.