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A biographical film about the life of the great Russian scientist, inventor of rocket technology and the founder of theoretical astronautics — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the hard spiritual work of the thinker, overcoming the stagnation of the surrounding and dramatic events of his family life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

14 August 1979

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Tsiolkovsky

Larysa Kadochnykova

Larysa Kadochnykova

Varvara Yevgrafovna

Albert Filozov

Albert Filozov

Panin

Elena Finogeeva

Elena Finogeeva

Lyuba

Kirill Arbuzov

Kirill Arbuzov

Ignatiy

Vadim Aleksandrov

Vadim Aleksandrov

Tailor

Georgi Burkov

Georgi Burkov

Rokotov

Ion Ungureanu

Ion Ungureanu

Priest

Vladimir Sedov

Vladimir Sedov

Yevgraf Nikolaevich

Vladimir Erenberg

Vladimir Erenberg

Trustee

Olga Barnet

Olga Barnet

Trustee's Wife

Sergei Nasibov

Sergei Nasibov

Dmitri

Marina Yakovleva

Marina Yakovleva

Tanya

Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

Narrator (voice)

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