The Encounter of a Lifetime
About The Encounter of a Lifetime
At a Soviet trade school, a boys' brigade and a girls' brigade race to finish a large production order on time.
Cast & crew
More about The Encounter of a Lifetime
Nikolai Lebedev directed it at Lenfilm. It is based on Ivan Vasilenko's novel Little Star. The Russian title is Navstrechu zhizni, also given in English as Towards Life. Veniamin Levitin photographed it. Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi wrote the music. It was released on September 3, 1952. Wikidata gives 81 minutes. Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Vladimir Sokolov, and Georgi Semyonov star. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Making
Lebedev filmed Vasilenko's school story at Lenfilm.
Look
Veniamin Levitin shot the two brigades on the shop floor.
Music
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi wrote the music.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The English title on this file is The Encounter of a Lifetime. Wikipedia uses Towards Life.
- Sergei Gurzo and Vasili Merkuryev are billed.
- The contest is a factory order, not a sports match.
- Rumyantseva is the lead name on the Wikidata cast.
Scenes
- The boys' brigade and the girls' brigade work the same order against the clock.
Influenced by
- Ivan Vasilenko's Little Star
