Tale of the Siberian Land (1947)

Plot Summary

His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the woman he loves, Natasha, a rising singing star. Andrei takes refuge in Siberia, his native land. Once there, he gets a job in a sawmill, where he entertains his fellow-workers playing the accordion during leisure hours. Some time later, Natasha and her company are expected in America where they are to do a tour. But an airplane breakdown forces the pilot to land next to the village in which Andrei lives and works...

Full Cast & Characters

Vladimir Druzhnikov

Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov

Marina Ladynina

Natasha Pavlovna Malinina

Vera Vasileva

Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova

Vladimir Zeldin

Boris Olenich

Grigoriy Shpigel

Grigori "Grisha" Galadya

Vasiliy Zaychikov

Prof. Vadim Sergeyevich Igonin

Vladimir Dorofeyev

Ivan Ryzhov

военный / посетитель чайной / диспетчер (нет в титрах)

Boris Andreyev

Yakov Zakharonovich Burmak

Lev Ivanov

Soldier (uncredited)

Sergei Antimonov

Kolkhoz worker (uncredited)

Yelena Savitskaya

Kapitolina Kondratyevna

Director & Crew

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