The Boys from Leningrad

The Boys from Leningrad

83 mins | Comedy | June 6, 1954

Comedy about brothers Vesnushkin, Sasha and Vasya, who are playing for one team in a National Soccer Competition. However, Sasha falls in love with a beautiful girl and loses his confidence just before the final game, so his brother has to take the lead on the field in order to save the game.

The Boys from Leningrad

83 mins | Comedy | June 6, 1954

The Boys from Leningrad
Comedy about brothers Vesnushkin, Sasha and Vasya, who are playing for one team in a National Soccer Competition. However, Sasha falls in love with a beautiful girl and loses his confidence just before the final game, so his brother has to take the lead on the field in order to save the game.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Mosfilm, Lenfilm
Original title Запасной игрок
Directors Semyon Timoshenko
Writers Semyon Timoshenko

Cast

Georgiy Vitsin

as Vasya Vesnushkin

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

as Sasha Vesnushkin

Pavel Kadochnikov

as Dedushkin Svetlanov

Tatyana Konyukhova

as Valya Oljeshko

Valentina Ushakova

as Kartashova

Mark Bernes

as Kolmyagin

Vladimir Belokurov

as Tsvetkov

Yelena Tyapkina

as Vesnuskina

Konstantin Adashevsky

as Factory director

Anatoliy Dudorov

as football fan

Sergei Filippov

as jealous husband

Anatoly Korolkevich

as old man

Lev Lobov

as Lyova Pushechny

Эльвира Луценко

as Lyubov Sergeevna Malutina

Aleksandr Orlov

as old man on a boat

Alexander Gukov

as Violettov

Ivan Lapikov

as old man Spiridon

Pavel Pol

as Dneprovsky, composer

Ekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya

as factory director secretary

Viktor Nabutov

as commentator

Yan Yanakiyev

as Slava Advokatov

Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova

as football fan (uncredited)

Isay Gurov

as Grisha

Alexei Korotyukov

as footballer (uncredited)