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  1. Movies
  2. Second Wind

Second Wind

Original Title: Второе дыхание

1971
1h 45m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1971

Runtime

1h 45m

Storyline

A seriously ill patient is brought to the clinic of a research institute. Young doctor Falko, a resident at the institute, insists on an urgent operation, but his supervisor Druz believes that in this case therapeutic treatment will be more effective and, moreover, will not be associated with risk. Professor Shostenko nevertheless undertakes to operate on the patient. The successfully completed operation confirms the diagnosis made by Falko. Parallel to the events in the clinic, the action unfolds in the house of the director of the institute Shostenko, where his son Igor returns after a three-year absence. The complicated relationship between Igor and his wife, the love story of Shostenko's daughter and Druz - the canvas of the second plot of the film.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Jan 1, 1971
Languages
Russian
Director
Isaak Shmaruk
Isaak Shmaruk
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios
Dovzhenko Film Studios
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

18 Cast Members

Leonid Gallis

Leonid Gallis

Fyodor Ippolitovich Shostenko

Lyudmila Zaytseva

Lyudmila Zaytseva

Tatyana

Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka

Igor

Lev Prygunov

Lev Prygunov

Boris Falko

Gennadi Frolov

Gennadi Frolov

Sergey Antonovich Druz

Irina Shevchuk

Irina Shevchuk

Zhenya Zhovnir

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Vasiliy Maksimovich Cheremashko

Nina Ruslanova

Nina Ruslanova

Nadezhda

Lyudmyla Sosyura

Lyudmyla Sosyura

Galina Mikhaylovna Karandina

Lyubov Sokolova

Lyubov Sokolova

Olga Vladimirovna

Zinaida Dekhtyaryova

Zinaida Dekhtyaryova

Aunt Valya

Yevhen Lysenko

Nesterenko

Vladimir Brodskiy

Vladimir Brodskiy

Andrey Loktev

Serhii Masloboishchykov

Serhii Masloboishchykov

Alyosha

Anna Nikolayeva

хирург

Raisa Pyrozhenko

Raisa Pyrozhenko

Nurse

Alla Usenko

Alla Usenko

Bit part

Oleksandr Hai

Oleksandr Hai

Bit part

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