In the Name of Life
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| Cinematography | Vyacheslav Gordanov |
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Production company | Lenfilm Studio |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
In the Name of Life (Russian: Во имя жизни, romanized: Vo imya zhizni) is a 1947 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi and starring Viktor Khokhryakov, Mikhail Kuznetsov and Oleg Zhakov.[1]
Plot[]
Three young surgeons are working on the problem of cell recovery – two of them give up but Dr Petrov continues his research. In difficult times, he supports the budding actress Lena Pogodina, with whom he is in love.
Cast[]
- Viktor Khokhryakov as Doctor Vladimir Petrov
- Mikhail Kuznetsov as Doctor Aleksandr Kolesov
- Oleg Zhakov as Doctor Aleksei Rozhdestvensky
- as Lena
- as Vera
- Mikhail Rostovtsev as Uchenyi
- Nikolai Cherkasov as Lukich, the attendant
- as Anushka
References[]
- ^ Liehm / Liehm p.53
Bibliography[]
- Liehm, Mira / Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1977.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1947 films
- Russian-language films
- Soviet films
- Soviet drama films
- 1947 drama films
- Films directed by Iosif Kheifits
- Films directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi
- Soviet black-and-white films
- 1940s Soviet film stubs