Smoke of the Fatherland
Дым Отечества
Synopsis
The Great Russian scientist, famous politician and poet M.Lomonosov is severely ill. Understanding that there is not much time left for him to live, he decides to visit his beloved small native town. Taking a coach, he heads for the motherland of his ancestors. A shaky road raises thoughts and reminiscences about his days of youth, about the time when he was young and unknown, how he made first steps on his long way of the truth comprehension. He recollects early death and funeral of his mother, the repeated, and not very successful marriage of his father, hatred of stepmother, care of godfather, who gave him the books of Peter the Great, wandering monk, who taught him the fundamentals of science, Latin, and, of course, his first love.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yaropolk Lapshin
- Screenplay & Story
- Eduard Volodarskiy, Vladimir Akimov
- Original Score
- Yuriy Levitin
- Original Title
- Дым Отечества
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Production Studios
- Sverdlovsk Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yaropolk Lapshin
Eduard Volodarskiy, Vladimir Akimov, L. Kozlova
Yuriy Levitin
Viktor Osennikov
S. Tarik
Gennady Alekseev
Department Leadership Roster
Eduard Volodarskiy
Screenplay
Yaropolk Lapshin
Director
Vladimir Akimov
Screenplay
Viktor Osennikov
Director of Photography
Vladimir Khotinenko
Production Design
Vyacheslav Panfilov
Production Design
Yuriy Levitin
Original Music Composer
E. Bulycheva
Costume Design
S. Tarik
Editor
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What is Smoke of the Fatherland about?
The Great Russian scientist, famous politician and poet M.Lomonosov is severely ill. Understanding that there is not much time left for him to live, he decides to visit his beloved small native town. Taking a coach, he heads for the motherland of his ancestors. A shaky road raises thoughts and reminiscences about his days of youth, about the time when he was young and unknown, how he made first steps on his long way of the truth comprehension. He recollects early death and funeral of his mother, the repeated, and not very successful marriage of his father, hatred of stepmother, care of godfather, who gave him the books of Peter the Great, wandering monk, who taught him the fundamentals of science, Latin, and, of course, his first love.
Who directed Smoke of the Fatherland?
Smoke of the Fatherland was directed by Yaropolk Lapshin.
Who stars in Smoke of the Fatherland?
The principal cast of Smoke of the Fatherland includes Mikhail Zimin, Andrey Nikolaev, Pyotr Velyaminov, Vladimir Samoylov, Valentina Ananina.
When was Smoke of the Fatherland released and how long is it?
Smoke of the Fatherland was released in 1980 with a total runtime of 1h 31m.
Who composed the musical score for Smoke of the Fatherland?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Smoke of the Fatherland was composed by Yuriy Levitin.