A Leap Year
Високосный год
Synopsis
On the streets of the regional city, a cheerful holiday bustle reigns. The apartment of the Kupriyanovs is also noisy — friends of their youngest daughter Yulka are preparing for the New Year. The old driver Leonid Kupriyanov will not have to celebrate the holiday with his family, he should go on the next trip. Preparing for the New Year, none of the heroes imagined what dramatic events would fall on them, how difficult and unexpectedly the destinies of three families would intertwine, how difficult it would be to recover from their experiences ...
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Yelena Fadeyeva
Dorofeya Kupriyanova
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Gennadiy Kupriyanov
Vasiliy Makarov
Leonid Kupriyanov
Yevgeniya Soldatova
Yulka Kupriyanova
Viktoriya Yermolyeva
Zinaida Lyubimova
Mikhail Logvinov
Sasha Lyubimov
Valentin Nikulin
Andrei
Pavel Shalnov
Voinarovsky
Eugeny Agurov
Bortashevich
Emma Tsesarskaya
Nadezhda Bortashevich
Marianna Vertinskaya
Katya Bortashevich
Vladimir Papernyy
Seryozha Bortashevich
Nikolai Zakiyev
Tsytsarkin
Lev Durov
Malyutka
Nikolai Malyugin
Izumrudov
Dmitriy Orlovskiy
Fedorchuk
Alla Budnitskaya
Larisa
Aleksandra Denisova
aunt Polya
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Anatoli Efros
- Screenplay & Story
- Vera Panova, V. Leonov
- Original Score
- Karen Khachaturyan
- Original Title
- Високосный год
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Anatoli Efros
Vera Panova, V. Leonov
Karen Khachaturyan
Pyotr Yemelyanov
Lidiya Kuznetsova
Shabo Ter-Voskonyan
Department Leadership Roster
Anatoli Efros
Director
Vera Panova
Writer
Karen Khachaturyan
Original Music Composer
Lidiya Kuznetsova
Editor
Pyotr Yemelyanov
Director of Photography
Yevgeni Svidetelev
Production Design
Maya Filippova
Costume Design
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for A Leap Year.
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What is A Leap Year about?
On the streets of the regional city, a cheerful holiday bustle reigns. The apartment of the Kupriyanovs is also noisy — friends of their youngest daughter Yulka are preparing for the New Year. The old driver Leonid Kupriyanov will not have to celebrate the holiday with his family, he should go on the next trip. Preparing for the New Year, none of the heroes imagined what dramatic events would fall on them, how difficult and unexpectedly the destinies of three families would intertwine, how difficult it would be to recover from their experiences ...
Who directed A Leap Year?
A Leap Year was directed by Anatoli Efros.
Who stars in A Leap Year?
The principal cast of A Leap Year includes Yelena Fadeyeva, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Vasiliy Makarov, Yevgeniya Soldatova, Viktoriya Yermolyeva.
When was A Leap Year released and how long is it?
A Leap Year was released in 1961 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.
Who composed the musical score for A Leap Year?
The original motion picture soundtrack for A Leap Year was composed by Karen Khachaturyan.
Is A Leap Year based on a book or true story?
A Leap Year is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Vera Panova".