That Sweet Word: Liberty!
Это сладкое слово - свобода!
Synopsis
In an unnamed Latin American country after a coup d'état, a military junta comes to power. The army deployed to the streets, the civilian population is exposed to hard terror. A wave of arrests follows, some former senators - liberals and communists - are sent to prison. Some patriots that have gone underground try to figure a plan for their release. They buy a small shop opposite the prison in the name of Francisco and Maria Vardes. From its basement they plan to build a 90-meter tunnel. Three years of enormous effort, deaths and nervous breakdowns are not spent in vain.
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Regimantas Adomaitis
Francisco "Pancho" Vardes
Irina Miroshnichenko
Maria
Ion Ungureanu
Alberto Ramirez, communist senator
Bronius Babkauskas
Miguel Carrera, senator
Lorents Arushanyan
Walter Conde, senator
Juozas Budraitis
Felicio, blackmailer
Mihai Volontir
Carlos Caro
Rodion Nahapetov
Benedicto
Gemma Firsova
Ellen Carrera
Bob Chuprov-Tsymba
Captain Rada
Kimma Mamadova
seniora Rada
Igor Petrov
адвокат
Release History & Theatrical Window
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Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vytautas Žalakevičius
- Screenplay & Story
- Vytautas Žalakevičius, Valentin Ezhov
- Original Score
- Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
- Original Title
- Это сладкое слово - свобода!
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Lithuanian, Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm, Lithuanian Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Vytautas Žalakevičius, Valentin Ezhov
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Vladimir Nakhabtsev
Department Leadership Roster
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Director
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Writer
Valentin Ezhov
Writer
Vladimir Nakhabtsev
Director of Photography
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Original Music Composer
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What is That Sweet Word: Liberty! about?
In an unnamed Latin American country after a coup d'état, a military junta comes to power. The army deployed to the streets, the civilian population is exposed to hard terror. A wave of arrests follows, some former senators - liberals and communists - are sent to prison. Some patriots that have gone underground try to figure a plan for their release. They buy a small shop opposite the prison in the name of Francisco and Maria Vardes. From its basement they plan to build a 90-meter tunnel. Three years of enormous effort, deaths and nervous breakdowns are not spent in vain.
Who directed That Sweet Word: Liberty!?
That Sweet Word: Liberty! was directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius.
Who stars in That Sweet Word: Liberty!?
The principal cast of That Sweet Word: Liberty! includes Regimantas Adomaitis, Irina Miroshnichenko, Ion Ungureanu, Bronius Babkauskas, Lorents Arushanyan.
When was That Sweet Word: Liberty! released and how long is it?
That Sweet Word: Liberty! was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 2h 43m.
Who composed the musical score for That Sweet Word: Liberty!?
The original motion picture soundtrack for That Sweet Word: Liberty! was composed by Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov.