Plot Summary
A Moscow group of Komsomol members arrives on the virgin lands, in the Kazakh steppes, and immediately faces bureaucracy and carelessness. Someone flees the state farm for more reliable earnings, and someone simply does not want to work. But a new energetic director appears — and real life begins...
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Full Cast & Characters
Vladimir Yemelyanov
Grishanin
Valentin Zubkov
Skvortsov
Liliya Aleshnikova
Tanya Gromova
Nikolai Dovzhenko
Lyosha Antonov
Natalya Pavlova
Zhenya Grishanina
Vladimir Ratomsky
police chief
Rolan Bykov
Lapshin
Boris Lifanov
Burkach
Olga Korotkevich
Burkach's wife
Vladimir Lebedev
forwarder
Nikolay Smorchkov
Gennadiy
Boris Batashev
agronomist
Director & Crew
Lev Kulidzhanov
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 5.2/10 based on 4 votes.
Who directed It Began This Way...?
It Began This Way... was directed by Lev Kulidzhanov and released in 1956.
How long is It Began This Way...?
It Began This Way... has a runtime of 1 hours and 38 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1956-12-25
- Status
- Released