His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the woman he loves, Natasha, a rising singing star. Andrei takes refuge in Siberia, his native land. Once there, he gets a job in a sawmill, where he entertains his fellow-workers playing the accordion during leisure hours. Some time later, Natasha and her company are expected in America where they are to do a tour. But an airplane breakdown forces the pilot to land next to the village in which Andrei lives and works...
Directed by Ivan Pyryev
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast

Vladimir Druzhnikov
Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov

Marina Ladynina
Natasha Pavlovna Malinina

Vera Vasileva
Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova

Vladimir Zeldin
Boris Olenich

Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigori "Grisha" Galadya

Vasiliy Zaychikov
Prof. Vadim Sergeyevich Igonin

Vladimir Dorofeyev

Ivan Ryzhov
военный / посетитель чайной / диспетчер (нет в титрах)

Boris Andreyev
Yakov Zakharonovich Burmak
Lev Ivanov
Soldier (uncredited)

Sergei Antimonov
Kolkhoz worker (uncredited)
Yelena Savitskaya
Kapitolina Kondratyevna
Leonid Alekseev

Vladimir Uralskiy
Nosov
Related

Pure Country 2: The Gift

Battle of the Year

Blind

Maria's Lovers

The Secret: Dare to Dream

Not Easily Broken

On the Edge

Ali and Nino

Racing with the Moon

Time Is Up

The Lost Husband

Ashes in the Snow

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

The Golden Bowl

Two for the Seesaw

Save the Last Dance
