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Lyubov Orlova
Janet Sherwood, journalist
Vladlen Davydov
Commander Kuzmin
Konstantin Nassonov
Maslov, member of the military soviet
Mikhail Nazvanov
Major James Hill
Ivan Lyubeznov
Sgt. Garri Perebyeinoga
Vladimir Vladislavskiy
General MacDermott
Faina Ranevskaya
Mrs. MacDermott
Erast Garin
Tommy, a captain
Lidiya Sukharevskaya
Elsa Schmetau
Boris Andreyev
Sergant Egorkin
Vladimir Taskin
Conductor at the commandant's office
Boris Svoboda
Gugo Fischer
Yevgeniy Kaluzhsky
General at the embassy (uncredited)
Irina Shalyapina-Baksheyeva
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Grigori Aleksandrov
- Screenplay & Story
- Pyotr Tur, Leonid Tur, Lev Sheynin
- Original Score
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Original Title
- Встреча на Эльбе
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Grigori Aleksandrov
Pyotr Tur, Leonid Tur, Lev Sheynin, Vasilii Lebedev-Kumach, Yevgeni Dolmatovsky
Dmitri Shostakovich
Eduard Tisse
Yeva Ladyzhenskaya
Igor Vakar
Department Leadership Roster
Grigori Aleksandrov
Director
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer
Eduard Tisse
Director of Photography
Pyotr Tur
Screenplay
Leonid Tur
Screenplay
Lev Sheynin
Screenplay
Yeva Ladyzhenskaya
Editor
Aleksei Utkin
Production Design
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Meeting on the Elbe.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Meeting on the Elbe
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Meeting on the Elbe about?
Soviet and American soldiers are meeting on the shores of the Elbe river in Germany in 1945.
Who directed Meeting on the Elbe?
Meeting on the Elbe was directed by Grigori Aleksandrov.
Who stars in Meeting on the Elbe?
The principal cast of Meeting on the Elbe includes Lyubov Orlova, Vladlen Davydov, Konstantin Nassonov, Mikhail Nazvanov, Ivan Lyubeznov.
When was Meeting on the Elbe released and how long is it?
Meeting on the Elbe was released in 1949 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.
Who composed the musical score for Meeting on the Elbe?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Meeting on the Elbe was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich.