A Big Family
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A Big Family is a 1954 Soviet drama film
directed by Iosif Kheifits
. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
. It was based on Vsevolod Kochetov
's novel Zhurbiny.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Iosif Kheifits
Iosif Kheifits
Iosif Kheifits was a Soviet film director, winner of two Stalin Prizes , People's Artist of USSR , Hero of Socialist Labor . Member of the Communist Party of Soviet Union since 1945....
. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
1955 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Marcel Pagnol *Marcel Achard *Juan Antonio Bardem *A. Dignimont *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Leopold Lindtberg *Anatole Litvak *Isa Miranda *Leonard Mosley...
. It was based on Vsevolod Kochetov
Vsevolod Kochetov
Vsevolod Anissimovich Kochetov was a Soviet Russian writer and cultural functionary. He has been described as a party dogmatist and as a classic of socialist realism...
's novel Zhurbiny.
Cast
- Sergei Lukyanov - Matvei Zhurbin
- Boris AndreyevBoris AndreyevBoris Fyodorovich Andreyev was a Soviet actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1939 and 1982.-Biography:Boris Andreyev was born 9 February 1915 in Saratov, Russian Empire to a family of workers. His childhood and youth years were spent in Atkarsk, Saratov Governorate...
- Ilya Matveyevich Zhurbin - Vera Kuznetsova - Agafya Karpovna Zhurbina
- Aleksey BatalovAleksey BatalovAleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Soviet and Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.-Biography:...
- Aleksei Zhurbin - Sergei Kurilov - Viktor Zhurbin
- Vadim Medvedev - Anton Zhurbin
- Boris Bityukov - Kostya Zhurbin
- Iya ArepinaIya ArepinaIya Alexeyevna Arepina was a Soviet/Russian actress.She was named Best Actress at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Bolshaya Semya, directed by Iosif Kheifits....
- Tanya Zhurbina - Klara LuchkoKlara LuchkoKlara Stepanivna Luchko was a Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian actress known for her roles in the Soviet cinema.She received the title of People's Artist of the USSR, the highest honour that could be bestowed to a cinema artist, awarded to her in 1978....
- Lida Zhurbina - Yekaterina Savinova - Dunyasha Zhurbina
- Pavel KadochnikovPavel KadochnikovPavel Petrovich Kadochnikov was a Russian actor, film director and scenario. . Among the notable roles he had as an actor were in the film Ivan the Terrible, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR and a Hero of Socialist Labor .-Biography:Pavel Kadochnikov was...
- Skobolev - Yelena Dobronravova - Katya Travnikova
- Nikolai GritsenkoNikolai GritsenkoNikolai Olimpievich Gritsenko was a Soviet actor of Russian-Ukrainian heritage. He appeared in 33 films between 1942 and 1978. Gritsenko also was member of the Vakhtangov Theatre company in Moscow, Russia. There he was designated Honorable actor of Russia and People's Actor of the USSR...
- Club Manager - Nikolai Sergeyev - Basamov