I Am Twenty
Мне двадцать лет
Synopsis
Having returned from the army, 20-year-old Sergei settles down at the thermal power station and merges into ordinary life. Every day he meets and spends time with childhood friends — the young family man Slava and the merry fellow Nikolai, and once at first sight he falls in love with a stranger on the bus. A lyrical story about a generation of young people entering adulthood, a reappraisal of values, life principles, traditions in culture and art.
Top Cast
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Sergei Zhuravlyov
Nikolai Gubenko
Nikolai Fokin
Stanislav Lyubshin
Slava Kostikov
Marianna Vertinskaya
Anya
Zinaida Zinovyeva
Olga Mikhailovna Zhuravlyova
Svetlana Starikova
Vera Zhuravlyova
Lev Prygunov
junior lieutenant Aleksandr Zhuravlyov
Tatyana Bogdanova
Lyusya Kostikova
Lyudmila Selyanskaya
conductress
Aleksandr Blinov
Kuzmich
Lev Zolotukhin
Anya's father
Pyotr Shcherbakov
Chernousov
Gennady Nekrasov
Vladimir Vasilyevich
Nikolai Zakharchenko
friend
Andrei Tarkovsky
guest at Anya's party
Andrei Konchalovsky
Yura, guest at Anya's party
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Svetlana, guest at Anya's party
Olga Gobzeva
Vera, guest at Anya's party
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Marlen Khutsiyev
- Screenplay & Story
- Gennady Shpalikov, Marlen Khutsiyev, Natalya Torchinskaya
- Original Score
- Nikolai Sidelnikov
- Original Title
- Мне двадцать лет
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Production Studios
- Gorky Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Marlen Khutsiyev
Gennady Shpalikov, Marlen Khutsiyev, Natalya Torchinskaya
Nikolai Sidelnikov
Margarita Pilikhina
Raisa Skoretskaya, N. Karlova
Nikolay Petrov
Department Leadership Roster
Gennady Shpalikov
Writer
Marlen Khutsiyev
Director
Marlen Khutsiyev
Writer
Margarita Pilikhina
Director of Photography
Irina Zakharova
Production Design
Nikolai Sidelnikov
Original Music Composer
Raisa Skoretskaya
Editor
Klavdiya Rusanova
Costume Design
N. Karlova
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About I Am Twenty
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What is I Am Twenty about?
Having returned from the army, 20-year-old Sergei settles down at the thermal power station and merges into ordinary life. Every day he meets and spends time with childhood friends — the young family man Slava and the merry fellow Nikolai, and once at first sight he falls in love with a stranger on the bus. A lyrical story about a generation of young people entering adulthood, a reappraisal of values, life principles, traditions in culture and art.
Who directed I Am Twenty?
I Am Twenty was directed by Marlen Khutsiyev.
Who stars in I Am Twenty?
The principal cast of I Am Twenty includes Valentin Popov, Nikolai Gubenko, Stanislav Lyubshin, Marianna Vertinskaya, Zinaida Zinovyeva.
When was I Am Twenty released and how long is it?
I Am Twenty was released in 1965 with a total runtime of 2h 45m.
Who composed the musical score for I Am Twenty?
The original motion picture soundtrack for I Am Twenty was composed by Nikolai Sidelnikov.