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Sergei Bondarchuk
Igor Kurchatov
Georgi Zhzhyonov
Vitaliy Zubavin
Nikolai Volkov St.
Abram Ioffe
Irina Skobtseva
Marina Kurchatova
Nikolay Burlyaev
Fedya
Alla Pokrovskaya
Tanya
Yakov Tripolsky
Stalin
Mikhail Ulyanov
Zhukov
Sergei Yursky
Robert Oppenheimer
Oleg Basilashvili
Boris Pash
Alla Demidova
Jane
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Roosevelt
Fritz Diez
Hitler
Aleksandr Ivanov
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Igor Talankin
- Screenplay & Story
- Daniil Granin, Igor Talankin, Leonid Nekhoroshev
- Original Score
- Alfred Schnittke
- Original Title
- Выбор цели
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 38m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Igor Talankin
Daniil Granin, Igor Talankin, Leonid Nekhoroshev
Alfred Schnittke
Naum Ardashnikov
Zoya Veryovkina
Efim Golynskiy
Department Leadership Roster
Igor Talankin
Director
Daniil Granin
Writer
Igor Talankin
Writer
Naum Ardashnikov
Director of Photography
Tatyana Lapshina
Production Design
Aleksandr Myagkov
Production Design
Alfred Schnittke
Original Music Composer
Olga Kruchinina
Costume Design
Zoya Veryovkina
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Frequently Asked Questions About Choice of Purpose
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Choice of Purpose about?
A story of Igor Kurchatov - a father of Soviet nuclear weapons.
Who directed Choice of Purpose?
Choice of Purpose was directed by Igor Talankin.
Who stars in Choice of Purpose?
The principal cast of Choice of Purpose includes Sergei Bondarchuk, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Nikolai Volkov St., Irina Skobtseva, Nikolay Burlyaev.
When was Choice of Purpose released and how long is it?
Choice of Purpose was released in 1975 with a total runtime of 2h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for Choice of Purpose?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Choice of Purpose was composed by Alfred Schnittke.
Is Choice of Purpose based on a book or true story?
Choice of Purpose is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Daniil Granin".