Volga - Volga (1938)

  • S
  • 04/24/1938 (FI)
  • Comedy, Music
  • 1h 44m

Overview

Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.

Grigori Aleksandrov

Director, Writer

Nikolay Erdman

Writer

Mikhail Volpin

Writer

Cast

Lyubov Orlova's headshot

Lyubov Orlova

Strelka Petrova
Igor Ilyinsky's headshot

Igor Ilyinsky

Byvalov
Vladimir Volodin's headshot

Vladimir Volodin

The Pilot
Pavel Olenev's headshot

Pavel Olenev

The Water-Carter
Sergei Antimonov's headshot

Sergei Antimonov

The street sweeper
Andrei Tutyshkin's headshot

Andrei Tutyshkin

Alyosha Trubyshkin
Mariya Mironova's headshot

Mariya Mironova

The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)
Vsevolod Sanayev's headshot

Vsevolod Sanayev

The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)

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