People on the Bridge (1959)

6.7/10 101 min Drama

Overview

The end of the 50s. The former head of the department Bulygin is sent from Moscow to Siberia to build a bridge across the Severnaya River. With him goes his family: his wife, son, daughter and his daughter's fiancé. Once an experienced builder, and now just an overbearing official, Bulygin cannot find common ground with the workers, and people begin to leave the construction site. However, after many experiences and mental trials Bulygin regains the features of a skillful leader.

Cast

Vasili Merkuryev

Ivan Bulygin

Natalya Medvedeva

Anna Semyonovna

Aleksandra Zavyalova

Lena

Oleg Tabakov

Viktor Bulygin

Lyudmila Kasyanova

Olya

Yevgeni Shutov

Orlov

Vladimir Druzhnikov

Odintsov

Gleb Glebov

Paromov

Stepan Kayukov

Khorkov

Nina Doroshina

Oksana

Aleksei Gribov

Leonid Chubarov

Yakov Lents

(uncredited)

Valentina Ananina

(uncredited)

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