Open Book
Открытая книга
Synopsis
The protagonist of the film is a female microbiologist and inventor of penicillin. The discovery of this life-saving drug was preceded by many years of scientific research, which Dr. Lebedev conducted in his laboratory in a small provincial town at the beginning of the century... Tanya, a girl from the neighborhood, accidentally finds herself in the doctor's house, where she first encounters the mysterious world of science...
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Lyudmila Chursina
Татьяна Петровна Власенкова
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Глафира Сергеевна Рыбакова
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Fyodor Nikitin
Anna Aleksakhina
Igor Dobryakov
Vladislav Strzhelchik
Igor Dmitriev
Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
Lev Durov
Eleonora Shashkova
Andrei Apsolon
Liliya Gurova
Boris Kokovkin
Pyotr Lobanov
Sergey Polezhaev
Antonina Pavlycheva
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vladimir Fetin
- Screenplay & Story
- Natalya Ryazantseva, Veniamin Kaverin
- Original Score
- Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy
- Original Title
- Открытая книга
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 3h 6m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vladimir Fetin
Natalya Ryazantseva, Veniamin Kaverin, Vsevolod Schwarts
Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy
Yevgeni Shapiro
Raisa Izakson
Nikolay Neelov
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Fetin
Director
Natalya Ryazantseva
Screenplay
Yevgeni Shapiro
Director of Photography
Semyon Malkin
Production Design
Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy
Original Music Composer
Veniamin Kaverin
Screenplay
Raisa Izakson
Editor
Galina Deyeva
Costume Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Open Book
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What is Open Book about?
The protagonist of the film is a female microbiologist and inventor of penicillin. The discovery of this life-saving drug was preceded by many years of scientific research, which Dr. Lebedev conducted in his laboratory in a small provincial town at the beginning of the century... Tanya, a girl from the neighborhood, accidentally finds herself in the doctor's house, where she first encounters the mysterious world of science...
Who directed Open Book?
Open Book was directed by Vladimir Fetin.
Who stars in Open Book?
The principal cast of Open Book includes Lyudmila Chursina, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Fyodor Nikitin.
When was Open Book released and how long is it?
Open Book was released in 1974 with a total runtime of 3h 6m.
Who composed the musical score for Open Book?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Open Book was composed by Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy.
Is Open Book based on a book or true story?
Open Book is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Veniamin Kaverin".