Lad from Our Town
About Lad from Our Town
In the summer of 1932 Sergei Lukonin leaves Saratov for tank school in Omsk. His fiancée Varenka, who becomes an actress, stays. In 1936 he fights in the Spanish Civil War, is wounded, is taken prisoner, escapes, and goes back to training. June 1941 is in front of him.
Cast & crew
More about Lad from Our Town
Aleksandr Stolper and Boris Ivanov directed. The script is from Konstantin Simonov's play. The Russian title is Парень из нашего города. Released August 31, 1942.
Themes
Look
Samuil Rubashkin photographed the film.
Music
Nikolay Kryukov wrote the music.
Preservation
A Commons transfer of the 1942 film is online.
Notes
- Nikolay Kryuchkov plays Sergei. Lidiya Smirnova plays Varenka.
- Nikolai Bogolyubov and Nikolai Mordvinov are in the catalog cast.
Scenes
- Sergei leaves Varenka for Omsk.
- He comes out of captivity in Spain and returns to training before the German invasion.
Influenced by
- A play by Konstantin Simonov
