

The Steamroller and the Violin
1961-12-30 · 46 min · ★ 7.1
Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.
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- Directors
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Production companies
- Mosfilm
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
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Igor FomchenkoSasha
Vladimir ZamanskiySergei
Lyudmila Semyonovateacher
Tanya ProkhorovaNeighbor
Natalya Arkhangelskaya
Marina Figner
Antonina MaksimovaSasha's mother
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