Tale of the Siberian Land

Tale of the Siberian Land

114 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 9, 1947

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...

Tale of the Siberian Land

114 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 9, 1947

Tale of the Siberian Land
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...
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Сказание о земле Сибирской
Directors Ivan Pyryev
Writers Nikolai Rozhkov, Yevgeni Pomeshchikov, Ivan Pyryev

Cast

Vladimir Druzhnikov

as Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov

Marina Ladynina

as Natasha Pavlovna Malinina

Vera Vasileva

as Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova

Vladimir Zeldin

as Boris Olenich

Grigoriy Shpigel

as Grigori "Grisha" Galadya

Vasili Zajchikov

as Prof. Vadim Sergeyevich Igonin

Ivan Ryzhov

as военный / посетитель чайной / диспетчер (нет в титрах)

Boris Andreyev

as Yakov Zakharonovich Burmak