It Began This Way...
Это начиналось так...
Synopsis
A Moscow group of Komsomol members arrives on the virgin lands, in the Kazakh steppes, and immediately faces bureaucracy and carelessness. Someone flees the state farm for more reliable earnings, and someone simply does not want to work. But a new energetic director appears — and real life begins...
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Vladimir Yemelyanov
Grishanin
Valentin Zubkov
Skvortsov
Liliya Aleshnikova
Tanya Gromova
Nikolai Dovzhenko
Lyosha Antonov
Natalya Pavlova
Zhenya Grishanina
Vladimir Ratomsky
police chief
Rolan Bykov
Lapshin
Boris Lifanov
Burkach
Olga Korotkevich
Burkach's wife
Vladimir Lebedev
forwarder
Nikolay Smorchkov
Gennadiy
Boris Batashev
agronomist
Olga Aroseva
Raya
Yuri Arkhiptsev
Sasha
Valerian Kalinin
Zavyalov
Pavel Volkov
Lyosha's father
Aleksandr Timontayev
taxi driver
Nikolai Parfyonov
policeman
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lev Kulidzhanov, Yakov Segel
- Screenplay & Story
- Yakov Segel, Solomon Garbuzov, Lev Kulidzhanov, Pavel Grushko
- Original Score
- Aleksandr Lokshin
- Original Title
- Это начиналось так...
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Studios
- Gorky Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lev Kulidzhanov, Yakov Segel
Yakov Segel, Solomon Garbuzov, Lev Kulidzhanov, Pavel Grushko
Aleksandr Lokshin
Vyacheslav Shumskiy
Nikolay Petrov
Department Leadership Roster
Lev Kulidzhanov
Director
Yakov Segel
Writer
Yekaterina Aleksandrova
Costume Design
Vyacheslav Shumskiy
Director of Photography
Igor Bakhmetyev
Production Design
Solomon Garbuzov
Writer
Lev Kulidzhanov
Writer
Aleksandr Lokshin
Original Music Composer
Yakov Segel
Director
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What is It Began This Way... about?
A Moscow group of Komsomol members arrives on the virgin lands, in the Kazakh steppes, and immediately faces bureaucracy and carelessness. Someone flees the state farm for more reliable earnings, and someone simply does not want to work. But a new energetic director appears — and real life begins...
Who directed It Began This Way...?
It Began This Way... was directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, Yakov Segel.
Who stars in It Began This Way...?
The principal cast of It Began This Way... includes Vladimir Yemelyanov, Valentin Zubkov, Liliya Aleshnikova, Nikolai Dovzhenko, Natalya Pavlova.
When was It Began This Way... released and how long is it?
It Began This Way... was released in 1956 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for It Began This Way...?
The original motion picture soundtrack for It Began This Way... was composed by Aleksandr Lokshin.