
A Ball and a Pitch
1962-08-20 · 27 min · ★ 7.0
The film tells the story of an accountant who is fanatically in love with football, who will go through many curious adventures full of misunderstandings before he gets to the desired match.
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Production details
- Directors
- Guguli Mgeladze
- Production companies
- Georgia-Film
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ipolite KhvichiaKuchkuchi
Vakhtang NinuaGeronti
Gigola TalakvadzeZosime
David AbashidzeGedeoni
Irakli NijaradzeSamsoni
Nino Chkheidze
Irakli Kokrashvili
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