Girl Seeks Father
| Girl Seeks Father | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Lev Golub |
| Written by | Konstantin Gubarevich Yevgeni Ryss |
| Starring | Anna Kamenkova Vladimir Guskov Nikolai Barmin Vladimir Dorofeyev Anna Yegorova Evgeniy Grigorev |
| Cinematography | Oleg Avdeyev Izrail Pikman |
| Music by | Yuri Belzatsky Vladimir Olovnikov |
Production company | |
Release date | 1959 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Girl Seeks Father (Russian: Девочка ищет отца / Devochka ishchet otsa) is a 1959 Soviet drama film that was produced by Yuri Bulychyov at the Belarusfilm, directed by Lev Golub, and which stars Anna Kamenkova, Vladimir Guskov, Nikolai Barmin. Writers: Konstantin Gubarevich, Yevgeny Ryss.[1] In 1959, it was the fifth film in Soviet Union in terms of the box office. It was watched by over 35 millions spectators,[2] which makes it the third watched Belarusian film ever.[3]
Plot
The film was set in Russia during World War II and is about a 5 year old girl searching for her partisan leader father while escaping from the Nazis. Nazis, trying to catch 5 years old girl to make her their hostage, because her father is the Soviet partisan commander, and young boy trying to save her. For some time, when little baby was lost in the forest alone or when Nazis finally caught two children your hope is almost broken.
Cast
- Credited cast
- Anna Kamenkova as Lena
- Vladimir Guskov
- Nikolai Barmin
- Vladimir Dorofeyev
- Anna Yegorova
- Evgeniy Grigorev
- Nina Grebeshkova
- Konstantin Bartashevich
- Rest of cast
- Viktor Uralskiy
- Evgeniy Polosin as The Headmen (as Yevgeniy Polosin)
- Ivan Shatillo as Commissar
Awards
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival , 3° Edition 1960. Best Child Performance (Anna Kamenkova).[1][2][4]
- The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association, 1962 . Ten Best Foreign Films.
References
- ^ a b Eglit, Lev (26 December 2012). "Первая роль Каменковой, или Как причудливы зигзаги судьбы" (in Russian). Uralsky Rabochy. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b Раззаков, Федор (2015). Гибель советского кино. Интриги и споры. 1918-1972 (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 9785425088185.
- ^ Yuditskaya, Veronika (27 August 2014). "В Музее истории белорусского кино состоятся показы лучших детских фильмов режиссера Льва Голуба" (in Russian). Minsk-Novosti. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Биография Анны Каменковой" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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