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The Communist

The Communist

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A young ordinary communist, Vasiliy Gubanov, was among many who took part in the construction of the most important facility for the young republic, the power plant. He did his job in a way that was beyond human ability. He could love, too, with a passion and a passion for self, but his life was cut short very early.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

09 February 1958

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Vasiliy Gubanov

Sofya Pavlova

Sofya Pavlova

Anyuta Fokina

Boris Smirnov

Boris Smirnov

Lenin

Yevgeni Shutov

Yevgeni Shutov

Fyodor Fokin

Sergey Yakovlev

Sergey Yakovlev

Denis Ivanovich

Valentin Zubkov

Valentin Zubkov

Stepan

Viktor Kolpakov

Viktor Kolpakov

unfrocked priest

Vladimir Adlerov

Vladimir Adlerov

Zimniy

Arkady Smirnov

Arkady Smirnov

Khromchenko

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

bearded worker

Vladimir Pitsek

Vladimir Pitsek

way station chief

Ivan Kashirin

Ivan Kashirin

driver

Daniil Netrebin

Daniil Netrebin

driver

Valentina Ananina

Valentina Ananina

Frosya

Evgeniy Bykadorov

Evgeniy Bykadorov

driver

Vladimir Ferapontov

Vladimir Ferapontov

sentry soldier (uncredited)

Nikolai Parfyonov

Nikolai Parfyonov

коммунист

Sergei Borisov

Sergei Borisov

коммунист

Mikhail Bocharov

Mikhail Bocharov

коммунист

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

worker (uncredited)

Valentina Vladimirova

Valentina Vladimirova

female worker (uncredited)

Vladimir Seleznyov

Vladimir Seleznyov

worker (uncredited)

Boris Sazonov

Boris Sazonov

worker (uncredited)

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Aleksandra Macheret

Aleksandra Macheret

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