Happiness Must Be Protected
Счастье надо беречь
Synopsis
Returning to his native village at the end of his military service, Victor (Yuri Sarantsev) brought his bride into the house - and soon they got married. Victor works on the collective farm with great enthusiasm, he is appointed a foreman, but the happiness of old Danila, Victor’s father, is overshadowed by dirty gossip - as if Victor’s father is not he, but Shandybovich, whose unseemly deeds were recently exposed by Victor.
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Konstantin Skorobogatov
Danila
Yuriy Sarantsev
Viktor
Danuta Stolyarskaya
Larisa
Vitali Politseymako
Shandybovich
Nina Doroshina
Olga
Boris Kudryavtsev
Ivan Mikhaylovich
Vladimir Ivanov
Vasya
Dzidra Ritenberga
Katya
Stepan Khatskevich
Frol
Aleksey Baranovskiy
Nikita
Stefaniya Stanyuta
Kuzma Kulakov
Igor Dobrolyubov
Aleksandra Denisova
Aleksandra Klimova
Nina Geyts
Galina Makarova
Rostislav Yankovsky
(uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Iosif Shulman
- Screenplay & Story
- Andrey Makayonok
- Original Score
- Dmitri Lukas
- Original Title
- Счастье надо беречь
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Production Studios
- Belarusfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Iosif Shulman
Andrey Makayonok, Aleksey Kulakovsky, Maksim Luzhanin
Dmitri Lukas
Georgiy Vdovenkov
M. Bodrennikova
S. Rabinov
Department Leadership Roster
Iosif Shulman
Director
Georgiy Vdovenkov
Director of Photography
Yuriy Bulychyov
Production Design
Andrey Makayonok
Screenplay
M. Bodrennikova
Editor
Dmitri Lukas
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Happiness Must Be Protected
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What is Happiness Must Be Protected about?
Returning to his native village at the end of his military service, Victor (Yuri Sarantsev) brought his bride into the house - and soon they got married. Victor works on the collective farm with great enthusiasm, he is appointed a foreman, but the happiness of old Danila, Victor’s father, is overshadowed by dirty gossip - as if Victor’s father is not he, but Shandybovich, whose unseemly deeds were recently exposed by Victor.
Who directed Happiness Must Be Protected?
Happiness Must Be Protected was directed by Iosif Shulman.
Who stars in Happiness Must Be Protected?
The principal cast of Happiness Must Be Protected includes Konstantin Skorobogatov, Yuriy Sarantsev, Danuta Stolyarskaya, Vitali Politseymako, Nina Doroshina.
When was Happiness Must Be Protected released and how long is it?
Happiness Must Be Protected was released in 1958 with a total runtime of 1h 24m.
Who composed the musical score for Happiness Must Be Protected?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Happiness Must Be Protected was composed by Dmitri Lukas.
Is Happiness Must Be Protected based on a book or true story?
Happiness Must Be Protected is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Aleksey Kulakovsky".