The Girlfriends
Подруги
Synopsis
Girlfriends Zoya, Natasha and Asya live in Petrograd. Before the Civil War, young heroines are aware of the social injustice of life. When the war begins, the girls are recorded by the orderlies of the working group to protect the Bolshevik Petrograd from the advance of the whites.
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Zoya Fyodorova
Zoya
Irina Zarubina
Natasha
Yanina Zheymo
Asya / Asya in childhood
Boris Chirkov
Senka
Boris Babochkin
Andrei
Boris Poslavsky
Silych
Vera Popova
mother
Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina
grandmother
Ida Antipova
Zoya in childhood
Dagmara Pape
Natasha in childhood
Konstantin Adashevsky
bailiff (uncredited)
Vladimir Sladkopevtsev
tavern visitor (uncredited)
Stepan Kayukov
tavern owner (uncredited)
Nikolai Cherkasov
white officer (uncredited)
Vasiliy Toporkov
policeman (uncredited)
Boris Blinov
injured commissar (uncredited)
Stepan Krylov
driver (uncredited)
Pavel Volkov
worker in tavern (uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lev Arnshtam
- Screenplay & Story
- Lev Arnshtam, Raisa Vasilyeva
- Original Score
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Original Title
- Подруги
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lev Arnshtam
Lev Arnshtam, Raisa Vasilyeva
Dmitri Shostakovich
Vladimir Rapoport, Arkadi Shafran
Tonka Taldy
Sergei Yutkevich, Aleksandr Gorskiy, Adrian Piotrovskiy
Department Leadership Roster
Lev Arnshtam
Writer
Vladimir Rapoport
Director of Photography
Lev Arnshtam
Director
Arkadi Shafran
Director of Photography
Raisa Vasilyeva
Writer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer
Moisei Levin
Production Design
Tonka Taldy
Editor
Sergei Yutkevich
Producer
Aleksandr Gorskiy
Producer
Adrian Piotrovskiy
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Girlfriends
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What is The Girlfriends about?
Girlfriends Zoya, Natasha and Asya live in Petrograd. Before the Civil War, young heroines are aware of the social injustice of life. When the war begins, the girls are recorded by the orderlies of the working group to protect the Bolshevik Petrograd from the advance of the whites.
Who directed The Girlfriends?
The Girlfriends was directed by Lev Arnshtam.
Who stars in The Girlfriends?
The principal cast of The Girlfriends includes Zoya Fyodorova, Irina Zarubina, Yanina Zheymo, Boris Chirkov, Boris Babochkin.
When was The Girlfriends released and how long is it?
The Girlfriends was released in 1936 with a total runtime of 1h 33m.
Who composed the musical score for The Girlfriends?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Girlfriends was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich.