I Wish to Speak (1976)

6.4/10 145 min Drama

Overview

The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, she must reconcile her desire to build a bridge - and the new housing that will come with it - with the reality of resistance from the townspeople and her own grief.

Cast

Inna Churikova

Elizaveta Uvarova

Nikolai Gubenko

Sergei Uvarov

Leonid Bronevoy

Пётр Васильевич Алтухов, бывший председатель горисполкома

Vasiliy Shukshin

Фёдор, местный драматург

Ernst Romanov

доцент Козлов

Yury Shepelev

uncle

Valentina Kovel

Tatyana

Vadim Medvedev

Vladimir Vikentievich

Nikolai Sergeyev

Stepan Trofimovich

Sergey Zhukovich

Fyodor

Nikolai Penkov

Volkov

Vladimir Kazarinov

Grisha

Konstantin Tyagunov

Ivan

Aleksandr Susnin

foreman

Baadur Tsuladze

wedding guest

Marina Yurasova

wedding guest

Ekaterina Volkova

Lena

Dmitriy Dolinin

Zina's guest

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