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How I Was Independent
How I Was Independent
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How I Was Independent

Original Title: Как я был самостоятельным

1963
33m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1963

Runtime

33m

Storyline

Based on the short story of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. The first-grader Lyosha, when he was left home alone, decided to spend this first independent day of his life calmly and sensibly. But the neighborhood kids disrupted Leshya's plans. They used his apartment to rehearse an amateur performance.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
33m
Mar 24, 1963
Languages
Russian
Director
Vasily Zhuravlyov
Production
Mosfilm
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Aleksand Mashovets

Aleksand Mashovets

Anton Dudkin

Vladimir Semenov

Lyosha

Anatoliy Kuznetsov

Anatoliy Kuznetsov

Victor Zhuravlev, Lyosha's dad

Tatyana Konyukhova

Tatyana Konyukhova

Elena Zhuravleva, Lyosha's mom

Igor Yershov

Igor Yershov

Senya Lastochkin

Yuri Medvedev

Yuri Medvedev

Terenty, janitor

Vasili Neshchiplenko

Vasili Neshchiplenko

policeman

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