Sporting Honour
Спортивная честь
Synopsis
Vetlugin, a worker at a Ural factory, becomes a member of the Moscow soccer team "Turbina". The captain and center forward Vitaly Grinko, known to the whole country, is jealous of the newcomer and tries to defame the simple-minded player. The whole team takes the side of the newcomer, criticizes the captain's behavior, and wins in the game with a foreign team.
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Aleksei Gribov
Pyotr Semenovich Grinko
Gennadiy Sergeev
Vitaly Petrovich Grinko
Margarita Lifanova
Tonya Grinko, art student
Lev Frichinsky
Nikolai Vetlugin
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Ivan Nikolaevich, coach of the Turbina team
Aleksandr Degtyar
party secretary
Boris Sitko
Surikov, head of DSO "Turbina"
Anastasiya Zuyeva
Ekaterina Nikolaevna Grinko, mother of Vitaly and Tonya
Vladimir Vladislavskiy
boss of the football team "Shorty"
Lev Fenin
pastor
Vadim Sinyavsky
football radio commentator
Nikolay Kurochkin
Fan at the railroad station
Nadezhda Kovalyova
Peasant
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vladimir Petrov
- Screenplay & Story
- Mikhail Volpin, Nikolay Erdman
- Original Score
- Matvei Blanter
- Original Title
- Спортивная честь
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vladimir Petrov
Mikhail Volpin, Nikolay Erdman, Arkadiy Chernyshyov, Mikhail Semichastniy
Matvei Blanter
Yuli Kun, Vladimir Yakovlev, Mark Magidson
Klavdiya Moskvina
Osman Karaev
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Petrov
Director
Mikhail Volpin
Screenplay
Nikolay Erdman
Screenplay
Yuli Kun
Director of Photography
Vladimir Yakovlev
Director of Photography
Mark Magidson
Director of Photography
Leonide Mamaladze
Production Design
Matvei Blanter
Original Music Composer
Klavdiya Moskvina
Editor
Valentin Perelyotov
Costume Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Sporting Honour
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What is Sporting Honour about?
Vetlugin, a worker at a Ural factory, becomes a member of the Moscow soccer team "Turbina". The captain and center forward Vitaly Grinko, known to the whole country, is jealous of the newcomer and tries to defame the simple-minded player. The whole team takes the side of the newcomer, criticizes the captain's behavior, and wins in the game with a foreign team.
Who directed Sporting Honour?
Sporting Honour was directed by Vladimir Petrov.
Who stars in Sporting Honour?
The principal cast of Sporting Honour includes Aleksei Gribov, Gennadiy Sergeev, Margarita Lifanova, Lev Frichinsky, Nikolay Kryuchkov.
When was Sporting Honour released and how long is it?
Sporting Honour was released in 1951 with a total runtime of 1h 47m.
Who composed the musical score for Sporting Honour?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sporting Honour was composed by Matvei Blanter.