Tales of the Siberian Land
1948·Soviet Union (USSR)·114 min.
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His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the woman he loves, Natasha, a rising singing star. Andrei takes refuge in Siberia, his native land. Once there, he gets a job in a sawmill, where he entertains his fellow-workers playing the accordion during leisure hours. Some time later, Natasha and her company are expected in America where they are to do a tour. But an airplane breakdown forces the pilot to land next to the village in which Andrei lives and works...
DirectorIvan Pyryev
MusicNikolai Kryukov
CinematographyValentin Pavlov
CastVladimir Druzhnikov·Marina Ladynina·Boris Andreyev·Vera Vasilyeva·Sergei Kalinin·Yelena Savitskaya·Vladimir Zeldin·Mikhail Sidorkin·Grigori Shpigel·Vasili Zajchikov·Vladimir Dorofeyev
Original titleSkazanie o zemle sibirskoy