The Stationmaster (1972 film)

The Stationmaster (Russian: Станционный смотритель, romanizedStantsionny smotritel) is a 1972 drama film based on the 1831 short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin.

The Stationmaster
Directed bySergei Solovyov
Written bySergei Solovyov
Alexander Pushkin
Produced byViktor Tsirul
StarringNikolai Pastukhov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Marianna Kushnerova
Narrated byGennady Shumsky (on behalf of Ivan Belkin)
CinematographyLeonid Kalashnikov
Edited byA. Abramova
Music byIsaac Schwartz
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Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
68 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The film's themes include the sanctity of parental love and disappointments. Young Duniasha against her father's wishes leaves home with a young rake. The old man's life is destroyed and the daughter who disobeyed her parents is unhappy.

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