Once There Was a Woman
Жила-была одна баба
Synopsis
A chronicle of the life of an illiterate Russian peasant woman between 1909 and 1921, focusing on her private life and major historic events in the country.
Top Cast
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Darya Ekamasova
Варвара
Vladislav Abashin
Иван (первый муж Варвары)
Maksim Averin
Александр
Aleksey Serebryakov
Лебеда
Aleksei Shevchenkov
Малафей
Roman Madyanov
Баранчик (свекор Варвары)
Agrippina Steklova
Панька (невестка Варвары)
Evdokiya Germanova
Феклуша
Andrey Kurnosov
Егор
Nina Ruslanova
Kryachikha
Vsevolod Shilovsky
отец Еремей
Yola Sanko
тетка Чуманиха
Lyudmila Larionova
Жунтяиха
Sergey Makarov
Мартынка
Alexandr Aravushkin
Щербатый
Natalya Tetenova
Трынка
Vitaly Kishchenko
чекист, начальник особого отдела
Evgeny Kharitonov
Захар
Release History & Theatrical Window
November 11, 2011
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Andrey Smirnov
- Screenplay & Story
- Andrey Smirnov
- Original Title
- Жила-была одна баба
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Production Studios
- Rekun - Cinema, Marmot Film, Valery Todorovsky Production Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Andrey Smirnov
Andrey Smirnov
Sergey Pavlov, Yuriy Shaygardanov, Vladimir Denisov, Nikolay Ivasiv
Alla Strelnikova
Anna Kaminskaya, Maksim Koroptsov, Andrey Smirnov, Elena Prudnikova
Department Leadership Roster
Andrey Smirnov
Director
Alla Strelnikova
Editor
Vladimir Gudilin
Production Design
Lyudmila Gaintseva
Costume Design
Yuriy Shaygardanov
Director of Photography
Andrey Smirnov
Producer
Andrey Smirnov
Screenplay
Elena Prudnikova
Producer
Nikolay Ivasiv
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Once There Was a Woman
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What is Once There Was a Woman about?
A chronicle of the life of an illiterate Russian peasant woman between 1909 and 1921, focusing on her private life and major historic events in the country.
Who directed Once There Was a Woman?
Once There Was a Woman was directed by Andrey Smirnov.
Who stars in Once There Was a Woman?
The principal cast of Once There Was a Woman includes Darya Ekamasova, Vladislav Abashin, Maksim Averin, Aleksey Serebryakov, Aleksei Shevchenkov.
When was Once There Was a Woman released and how long is it?
Once There Was a Woman was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 2h 36m.