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The Great Glinka

Original title: Glinka
  • 1946
  • 1h 40m
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Boris Chirkov and Boris Zelensky in The Great Glinka (1946)
BiographyDrama

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.

  • Director
    • Lev Arnshtam
  • Writer
    • Lev Arnshtam
  • Stars
    • Boris Chirkov
    • Vasiliy Merkurev
    • Mikhail Derzhavin
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    56
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    • Director
      • Lev Arnshtam
    • Writer
      • Lev Arnshtam
    • Stars
      • Boris Chirkov
      • Vasiliy Merkurev
      • Mikhail Derzhavin
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Boris Chirkov
    Boris Chirkov
    • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
    Vasiliy Merkurev
    Vasiliy Merkurev
    • Jacob Ulanov Ulyanich
    Mikhail Derzhavin
    • Vassili Andreyevich Zhukovsky
    Vladimir Druzhnikov
    Vladimir Druzhnikov
    • Rileyev
    Katya Ivanova
    • Anna Petrovna Kern
    Valentina Serova
    Valentina Serova
    • Maria Petrovna Ivanova Glinka
    Klavdiya Polovikova
    Klavdiya Polovikova
    • Luisa Karlovna Ivanova, her mother
    Pyotr Aleynikov
    Pyotr Aleynikov
    • Pushkin
    • (as Petr Alennikov)
    Nikolai Svobodin
    Nikolai Svobodin
    • Baron Igor Feodorovich Rozen
    Aleksandr Sobolev
    • Glinka as a Child
    • (as Sasha Sobolev)
    Lev Snezhnitsky
    • Ivan Nikolayevich Glinka
    • (as L. Shnezhnitsky)
    Viktor Koltsov
    Viktor Koltsov
    • Vladimir Fedorovich Odoyevsky
    Vladimir Vladislavskiy
    Vladimir Vladislavskiy
    • Count Mikhail Yurelivich Vielgorsky
    Mikhail Yanshin
    Mikhail Yanshin
    • Petr Andreyevich Vyazensky
    Ye. Antonova
    • Avdotya Yakolevna Vorobyeva
    Maksim Mikhaylov
    • Petrov
    • (as M. Mikhajlov)
    Lydia Lipskerova
    • Katerina "Katinka" Kern, as an adult
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    • Kostya the Hussar
    • Director
      • Lev Arnshtam
    • Writer
      • Lev Arnshtam
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      Kira Golovko's debut.
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      Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Vladimir Druzhnikov

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Глинка
    • Production company
      • Mosfilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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