There Was an Old Couple
May 11, 1965 · 1h 43m
Director
Grigoriy ChukhrayOverview
In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.
Cast of There Was an Old Couple
Crew of There Was an Old Couple
Grigoriy ChukhrayDirector
Yuli DunskyScreenplay
Valeri FridScreenplay
Vladimir KantorovichExecutive Producer
Aleksandra PakhmutovaOriginal Music Composer
Sergei PoluyanovDirector of Photography- Mariya TimofeyevaEditor
Boris NemechekProduction Design- Valentin PerelyotovCostume Design
Emin KhachaturyanConductor- Semyon LitvinovSound Director
Lev OshaninLyricist- Yuriy DanilovichAssistant Director, Lyricist
- L. LugoshiAssistant Director Trainee
- Oleg ZguridiCamera Operator
Yuri GantmanCamera Operator- Lev SemyonovProduction Illustrator
- R. BoveFirst Assistant Director
- G. ElenbogenSecond Assistant Director
- Marianna RoozScript Editor
About There Was an Old Couple
What is There Was an Old Couple about?
In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help…
When was There Was an Old Couple released?
There Was an Old Couple was released on May 11, 1965.
How long is There Was an Old Couple?
There Was an Old Couple runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
Who directed There Was an Old Couple?
There Was an Old Couple was directed by Grigoriy Chukhray.
Who is in the cast of There Was an Old Couple?
The cast of There Was an Old Couple includes Vera Kuznetsova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Georgiy Martynyuk, Galina Polskikh and Anatoli Yabbarov.