A Big Family (1954)
Drama based on the novel by Vsevolod Kochetov “The Zhurbin Family”. The characters of the picture are a large family of hereditary shipbuilders. Three generations of the Zhurbin live under one roof: grandfather Matvei, his son Ilya, three sons of Ilya — Aleksei, Anton and Viktor. In a short time, representatives of the fourth generation are born. The share of the youngest son of Aleksei fall the most severe life tests. The background for family conflicts is the reorganization of production. All Zhurbin's have to change their profession to move on.
Released: Nov 05, 1954
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Sergei Lukyanov, Boris Andreyev, Vera Kuznetsova, Aleksey Batalov, Sergei Kurilov, Vadim Medvedev
Crew: Iosif Kheifits (Director), Venedict Pushkov (Original Music Composer), Vsevolod Kochetov (Writer), Vsevolod Kochetov (Novel), Sokrat Kara (Writer), Arnold Shargorodsky (Sound)