The Stepmother
Мачеха
Synopsis
In Pavel Olevantsev’s family suddenly comes news that his daughter by another woman was orphaned. Pavel did not know about the existence of the girl, nor could his wife know about it... It is not easy to decide to take the child to his house. But it will be much more difficult to endear the girl to them, to return her the joy of childhood and the belief that she is not alone...
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Tatyana Doronina
Shura Olevantseva
Leonid Nevedomsky
Pavel Olevantsev
Nadezhda Fedosova
Anfisa Vasilyevna
Vladimir Samoylov
Viktor Vikentyevich
Yelena Kostereva
Sveta
Aleksandr Dalyokiy
Yura
Tamara Sovchi
Polina
Irina Khlopkova
Boris Yurchenko
Svetlana Konovalova
Aleksey Bakhar
Viktor Markin
Natalya Shvets
Viktor Shulgin
N. Zaitsev
Vera Kuznetsova
Marina Gavrilko
Lidiya Korolyova
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Oleg Bondarev
- Screenplay & Story
- Mariya Khalfina, Edgar Smirnov, O. Zvonaryova, V. Bokov
- Original Score
- Grigori Ponomarenko
- Original Title
- Мачеха
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Oleg Bondarev
Mariya Khalfina, Edgar Smirnov, O. Zvonaryova, V. Bokov
Grigori Ponomarenko
Igor Chernykh
Aleksandra Kamagorova
Aleksandr Yablochkin, Feliks Veynfeld
Department Leadership Roster
Oleg Bondarev
Director
Sergei Portnoi
Production Design
Nikolai Usachyov
Production Design
Grigori Ponomarenko
Original Music Composer
Aleksandra Kamagorova
Editor
Igor Chernykh
Director of Photography
Edgar Smirnov
Writer
Amina Akhmetova
Costume Design
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What is The Stepmother about?
In Pavel Olevantsev’s family suddenly comes news that his daughter by another woman was orphaned. Pavel did not know about the existence of the girl, nor could his wife know about it... It is not easy to decide to take the child to his house. But it will be much more difficult to endear the girl to them, to return her the joy of childhood and the belief that she is not alone...
Who directed The Stepmother?
The Stepmother was directed by Oleg Bondarev.
Who stars in The Stepmother?
The principal cast of The Stepmother includes Tatyana Doronina, Leonid Nevedomsky, Nadezhda Fedosova, Vladimir Samoylov, Yelena Kostereva.
When was The Stepmother released and how long is it?
The Stepmother was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 1h 28m.
Who composed the musical score for The Stepmother?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Stepmother was composed by Grigori Ponomarenko.
Is The Stepmother based on a book or true story?
The Stepmother is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Mariya Khalfina".