The Red Snowball Tree
Калина красная
Synopsis
A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally.
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Калина красная (4К, драма, реж. Василий Шукшин, 1973 г.)
Type: Featurette • Published 2016-06-21
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Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Lyuba
Vasiliy Shukshin
Egor Prokudin
Ivan Ryzhov
Lyuba's father
Mariya Skvortsova
Lyuba's mother
Aleksey Vanin
Pyotr
Mariya Vinogradova
Zoya
Efimiya Bystrova
Egor's mother
Zhanna Prokhorenko
investigator
Lev Durov
waiter
Aleksandr Gorbenko
Kolya
Nikolay Grabbe
prison warden
Nikolay Pogodin
sovkhoz director
Georgi Burkov
Guba
Tatyana Gavrilova
Luciene
Artur Makarov
Buldya
Oleg Korchikov
Shura
Natalya Gvozdikova
Tatyana Ukharova
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vasiliy Shukshin
- Screenplay & Story
- Irina Sergievskaya, Vasiliy Shukshin
- Original Score
- Pavel Chekalov
- Original Title
- Калина красная
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vasiliy Shukshin
Irina Sergievskaya, Vasiliy Shukshin
Pavel Chekalov
Anatoliy Zabolotskiy
Yelena Mikhaylova
German Krylov
Department Leadership Roster
Vasiliy Shukshin
Director
Anatoliy Zabolotskiy
Director of Photography
Ippolit Novoderyozhkin
Production Design
Yelena Mikhaylova
Editor
Alla Dokuchayeva
Costume Design
Pavel Chekalov
Original Music Composer
Vasiliy Shukshin
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Red Snowball Tree
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What is The Red Snowball Tree about?
A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally.
Who directed The Red Snowball Tree?
The Red Snowball Tree was directed by Vasiliy Shukshin.
Who stars in The Red Snowball Tree?
The principal cast of The Red Snowball Tree includes Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina, Vasiliy Shukshin, Ivan Ryzhov, Mariya Skvortsova, Aleksey Vanin.
When was The Red Snowball Tree released and how long is it?
The Red Snowball Tree was released in 1974 with a total runtime of 1h 47m.
Who composed the musical score for The Red Snowball Tree?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Red Snowball Tree was composed by Pavel Chekalov.
Is The Red Snowball Tree based on a book or true story?
The Red Snowball Tree is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Vasiliy Shukshin".