Discovery
Открытие
Synopsis
This story is told by academician S. Yuryshev, Director of the Institute of applied biochemistry. The events in it are developing in 20 years during the Civil war, when he sent a geologist searching for copper in the coal mines of the merchant Stasova, and in the 70s, when the head of the Institute. His thoughts and actions as if he reconciles his past, revolutionary romanticism 20-h his life's work was the discovery of a new chemical element. He believes in getting it even when the explosion in the laboratory takes the life of his closest friend and colleague, when his grown-up adopted son, becoming also a chemist, suffered during the experiments. Believe when testing on military ground again fail…
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Donatas Banionis
Сергей Матвеевич Юрышев (академик)
Mikhail Kononov
Сергей Юрышев (в молодости)
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Анка
Irina Pechernikova
Лиза
Vitali Solomin
Андрей Сергеевич Юрышев / Дмитрий Каточкин
Vladimir Ivashov
Илья Стасов
Gediminas Karka
Чанеев (директор института)
Fyodor Odinokov
горный мастер
Yuriy Nazarov
белогвардейский офицер
Valeriy Nosik
заика, уголовный ссыльный
Vladimir Balashov
член комиссии по расследованию аварии
Gražina Baikštytė
жена Андрея
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Baras Halzanov
- Screenplay & Story
- Eduard Topol
- Original Score
- Vadim Bibergan
- Original Title
- Открытие
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Baras Halzanov
Eduard Topol
Vadim Bibergan
Nonna Galesnik
Department Leadership Roster
Baras Halzanov
Director
Nonna Galesnik
Producer
Eduard Topol
Writer
Vladislav Rastorguev
Production Design
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What is Discovery about?
This story is told by academician S. Yuryshev, Director of the Institute of applied biochemistry. The events in it are developing in 20 years during the Civil war, when he sent a geologist searching for copper in the coal mines of the merchant Stasova, and in the 70s, when the head of the Institute. His thoughts and actions as if he reconciles his past, revolutionary romanticism 20-h his life's work was the discovery of a new chemical element. He believes in getting it even when the explosion in the laboratory takes the life of his closest friend and colleague, when his grown-up adopted son, becoming also a chemist, suffered during the experiments. Believe when testing on military ground again fail…
Who directed Discovery?
Discovery was directed by Baras Halzanov.
Who stars in Discovery?
The principal cast of Discovery includes Donatas Banionis, Mikhail Kononov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Irina Pechernikova, Vitali Solomin.
When was Discovery released and how long is it?
Discovery was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 1h 24m.
Who composed the musical score for Discovery?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Discovery was composed by Vadim Bibergan.