
The Very First
1962-04-09 · 105 min · ★ 5.0
After a test flight, pilot Sergei Sazonov was invited to a group of astronauts. Intensive preparation begins for the flight into space: classes in the weightlessness chamber, constant study. Sergei decides that he does not have the right to meet with a cheerful student Natasha, whom his friends accuse of frivolity. But their telephone conversation ends up asking him to marry him.
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- Directors
- Anatoliy Granik
- Production companies
- Lenfilm
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Igor PushkaryovSergei Sazonov
Nina DrobyshevaNatasha
Pavel MakhotinAleksandr Kalugin
Lyudmila ShagalovaVera
Vladimir ChestnokovArkadyev
Vladimir SamoylovBoris Mikhailovich
Oleg ZhakovYevgeni Alekseyevich
Pavel KashlakovVorontsov
Anatoli Abramovdormitory commandant
Lyudmila Kolpakovahospital doctor
Efim KopelyanRuben Grigoryevich
Svetlana Mazovetskayalaboratory assistant
Vera MedvedevaArkadyev's secretary
Gennadiy Nilovtest doctor
Roza Sverdlovahospital doctor
Aleksandr Susninaircraft technicianTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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