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The Whistle Stop (1963)

Original title: Полустанок

1963-11-24 · 1h 10m · RU
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Moscow academician Pavel Pavlovich comes to a picturesque village on the seashore to calmly spend his vacation here. Whiling away the time for sketches, he manages to get acquainted with the local guys, the restless Grishka and the daughter of the foreman Nyuska. Together they build a stove, repair a sewing machine, and reconstruct a telephone switchboard. When Pavel Pavlovich suddenly falls ill, all the villagers take care of him. When the time comes to leave, Pavel Pavlovich understands that in this village far from the capital, he leaves a piece of his heart.

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Boris BarnetDirector, WriterRadiy PogodinWriter

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Vasili MerkuryevVasili MerkuryevPavel PavlovichYekaterina MazurovaYekaterina Mazurovagrandmother TatyanaNadezhda RumyantsevaNadezhda RumyantsevaSima, collective farm accountantBoris NovikovBoris Novikovcollective farm foremanAda BerezovskayaAda BerezovskayaKlavka the milkmaidYelizaveta NikishchikhinaYelizaveta NikishchikhinaZoika the saleswomanAleksandr PotapovAleksandr PotapovIvan the tractor driverValeri RyzhakovValeri RyzhakovVasya the driverAlbina OrlovskayaAlbina Orlovskayaadjutant womanNikolai BogatyryovNikolai BogatyryovGrishkaLyudmila ChistyakovaLyudmila ChistyakovaNyuskaAndrei TitovAndrei Titovpartisan

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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference359385

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What is The Whistle Stop about?

Moscow academician Pavel Pavlovich comes to a picturesque village on the seashore to calmly spend his vacation here. Whiling away the time for sketches, he manages to get acquainted with the local guys, the restless Grishka and the daughter of the foreman Nyuska. Together they build a stove, repair a sewing machine, and reconstruct a telephone switchboard. When Pavel Pavlovich suddenly falls ill, all the villagers take care of him. When the time comes to leave, Pavel Pavlovich understands that in this village far from the capital, he leaves a piece of his heart.

How long is The Whistle Stop?

The Whistle Stop has a runtime of 70 minutes.