Sporting Honour
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Directed by | Vladimir Petrov |
Written by | Nikolay Erdman Mikhail Volpin |
Starring | Aleksei Gribov Grigori Sergeyev Margarita Lifanova |
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Music by | Matvei Blanter |
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Release date | 11 June 1951 |
Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Sporting Honour (Russian: Спортивная честь) is a 1951 Soviet sports film directed by Vladimir Petrov and starring Aleksei Gribov, Grigori Sergeyev and Margarita Lifanova. It was awarded the Stalin Prize, although political objections had delayed its release.[1]
Plot[]
Worker of the Ural plant Vetlugin becomes a member of the Moscow football team 'Turbina'. Known to the whole country captain and center striker Vitaly Grinko is jealous of the newcomer and tries to discredit the simple-minded football player. The whole team takes the newcomer's side, criticizes the behavior of the captain, and in the game with the foreign team wins.
Cast[]
- Aleksei Gribov as Pyotr Semyonovich Grinko
- Grigori Sergeyev as Vitali Grinko
- Margarita Lifanova as Tonya Grinko
- as Vetlugin
- Nikolay Kryuchkov as Coach of 'Turbina' team
- Vadim Sinyavsky as Radio announcer
- Anastasia Zuyeva as Ekaterina Nikolaevna Grinko
- Mikhail Semichastny
- Mikhail Antonevich
- Nina Grebeshkova Tonya's friend
- Yevgeny Leonov as Waiter
- Tatyana Konyukhova as Tonya's friend
- Valentina Telegina as Vetlugina
References[]
- ^ Freedman p.192
Bibliography[]
- Freedman, John. Silence's roar: the life and drama of Nikolai Erdman. Mosaic Press, 1992.
External links[]
Categories:
- Russian-language films
- 1951 films
- Soviet films
- Soviet association football films
- 1950s sports films
- Films directed by Vladimir Petrov
- Russian association football films
- Mosfilm films
- Soviet black-and-white films
- 1950s Soviet film stubs