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Once There Was a Girl
Once There Was a Girl
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Once There Was a Girl

Original Title: Жила-была девочка

1944
1h 12m
Family
Drama
War

Status

Released

Release

1944

Runtime

1h 12m

Storyline

Woven around the daily lives of two children, nine-year-old Nastenka and five-year-old Katia, this is a story of the 17 months' siege of Leningrad and of the people and families shattered by the war, their homes bombed and destroyed, their lives in a constant anticipation of the advancing German army and air raids.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Dec 18, 1944
Languages
Russian
Director
Viktor Eisymont
Viktor Eisymont
Production
Soyuzdetfilm
Soyuzdetfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Nina Ivanova

Nina Ivanova

Nastenka

Natalya Zashchipina

Natalya Zashchipina

Katya

Ada Vojtsik

Ada Vojtsik

Nastenka's Mother

Vera Altayskaya

Vera Altayskaya

Katya's Mother

Lidiya Shtykan

Lidiya Shtykan

Tonya

Aleksandr Larikov

Aleksandr Larikov

Makar Ivanovich

Nikolai Korn

Nikolai Korn

Nastenka's Father

Maria Samoilova

Maria Samoilova

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