Tale of the Siberian Land (1947)

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...
- Released
- 1947-09-09
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ivan Pyryev
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Vladimir Druzhnikov as Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov
- Marina Ladynina as Natasha Pavlovna Malinina
- Vera Vasileva as Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova
- Vladimir Zeldin as Boris Olenich
- Grigoriy Shpigel as Grigori "Grisha" Galadya
- Vasiliy Zaychikov as Prof. Vadim Sergeyevich Igonin
- Vladimir Dorofeyev
- Ivan Ryzhov as военный / посетитель чайной / диспетчер (нет в титрах)
- Boris Andreyev as Yakov Zakharonovich Burmak
- Lev Ivanov as Soldier (uncredited)
- Sergei Antimonov as Kolkhoz worker (uncredited)
- Yelena Savitskaya as Kapitolina Kondratyevna