Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Леон Гаррос ищет друга
Synopsis
During World War II, the Frenchman Léon Garros and Boris Vaganov escape from the Nazi concentration camp. After 15 years, Léon, who became a journalist, and his friends came to the USSR to make a report and find Boris in the meantime. In Moscow he doesn't found, and for the sake of meeting with a friend, Garros has to travel around the country by car... The foreigners are accompanied by Nikolai, the translator, who, in turn, is looking for his brother's runaway bride, Natasha.
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Tatyana Samoylova
Natasha
Yuri Belov
Nikolai
Léon Zitrone
Léon Garros
Jean Rochefort
Fernand
Jean Gaven
Grégoire
Evgeni Burenkov
Boris Vaganov
Valentin Zubkov
Andrei
Lyudmila Marchenko
Masha
Vladimir Ivashov
Fedya
Olga Stanitsyna
Vera
Valentina Kutsenko
Olga
Zinoviy Gerdt
сommentator
Nina Nikitina
Fedya's mother
Nina Golovina
Dasha
Tamara Altseva
Natasha's mother
Antonina Maksimova
Antonina Petrovna Stepanova
Irina Radchenko
hotel administrator (uncredited)
Aleksey Vanin
theatergoer (uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Marcello Pagliero
- Screenplay & Story
- Semyon Klebanov, Leonid Zorin, Michel Cournot, Sergey Mikhalkov
- Original Score
- Nikita Bogoslovskiy
- Original Title
- Леон Гаррос ищет друга
- Country of Origin
- France, Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- French, Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- Gorky Film Studios, Procinex
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Marcello Pagliero
Semyon Klebanov, Leonid Zorin, Michel Cournot, Sergey Mikhalkov
Nikita Bogoslovskiy
Vladimir Rapoport, Grair Garibyan
Victoria Mercanton, Iosif Gordon
Department Leadership Roster
Marcello Pagliero
Director
Victoria Mercanton
Editor
Semyon Klebanov
Writer
Pyotr Pashkevich
Production Design
Leonid Zorin
Writer
Vladimir Rapoport
Director of Photography
Noi Senderov
Production Design
Michel Cournot
Writer
Grair Garibyan
Director of Photography
Sergey Mikhalkov
Writer
Nikita Bogoslovskiy
Original Music Composer
Olga Bednova
Costume Design
Iosif Gordon
Editor
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What is Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend about?
During World War II, the Frenchman Léon Garros and Boris Vaganov escape from the Nazi concentration camp. After 15 years, Léon, who became a journalist, and his friends came to the USSR to make a report and find Boris in the meantime. In Moscow he doesn't found, and for the sake of meeting with a friend, Garros has to travel around the country by car... The foreigners are accompanied by Nikolai, the translator, who, in turn, is looking for his brother's runaway bride, Natasha.
Who directed Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend?
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend was directed by Marcello Pagliero.
Who stars in Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend?
The principal cast of Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend includes Tatyana Samoylova, Yuri Belov, Léon Zitrone, Jean Rochefort, Jean Gaven.
When was Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend released and how long is it?
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend was released in 1961 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.
Who composed the musical score for Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend was composed by Nikita Bogoslovskiy.