In a Hard Hour
В трудный час
Synopsis
1941 year. The Siberian carpenter Kuzma Kroykov arrived in Moscow as part of a rifle company. In a line of fighters, he walked through the streets of Moscow at night and in a village near Moscow met Varvara Oknova. Resolute, tall and beautiful, she won his heart. But soon the protracted terrible battles for Moscow began...
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Vladimir Kashpur
Kroykov
Svetlana Kharitonova
Varvara
Yuriy Nazarov
Kotelnikov
Nina Mager
Olya
Vladimir Zamanskiy
Parfentyev
Igor Kvasha
Senya
Tatyana Gavrilova
Nina
Igor Okhlupin
Mikhail
Lidiya Savchenko
Tanya
Gennady Sayfulin
Zinyalkin
Valentina Belyaeva
victim's mother
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Olya's neighbour
Daniil Netrebin
soldier
Vladimir Salnikov
Milkin
Nikolai Smirnov
captain
Lyubov Sokolova
kolkhoz woman
Viktor Filippov
soldier (uncredited)
Stanislav Mikhin
soldier (uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ilya Gurin
- Screenplay & Story
- Yevgeni Gabrilovich, Mikhail Matusovsky, Sara Rubinstein
- Original Score
- Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy
- Original Title
- В трудный час
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Production Studios
- Gorky Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ilya Gurin
Yevgeni Gabrilovich, Mikhail Matusovsky, Sara Rubinstein
Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy
Militsa Bogatkova
Lidiya Rodionova
Grigori Kupershmidt
Department Leadership Roster
Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy
Original Music Composer
Ilya Gurin
Director
Yevgeni Gabrilovich
Writer
Militsa Bogatkova
Director of Photography
Sergey Serebrenikov
Production Design
Lidiya Rodionova
Editor
Mariam Bykhovskaya
Costume Design
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What is In a Hard Hour about?
1941 year. The Siberian carpenter Kuzma Kroykov arrived in Moscow as part of a rifle company. In a line of fighters, he walked through the streets of Moscow at night and in a village near Moscow met Varvara Oknova. Resolute, tall and beautiful, she won his heart. But soon the protracted terrible battles for Moscow began...
Who directed In a Hard Hour?
In a Hard Hour was directed by Ilya Gurin.
Who stars in In a Hard Hour?
The principal cast of In a Hard Hour includes Vladimir Kashpur, Svetlana Kharitonova, Yuriy Nazarov, Nina Mager, Vladimir Zamanskiy.
When was In a Hard Hour released and how long is it?
In a Hard Hour was released in 1961 with a total runtime of 1h 36m.
Who composed the musical score for In a Hard Hour?
The original motion picture soundtrack for In a Hard Hour was composed by Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy.