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The Purpose of His Life

7.019581h 29mMovieDrama

Alexei Kostrov goes a difficult way through luck and defeat to the cherished goal - to become a test pilot.

DirectorAnatoly Rybakov
WritersVadim Ivanov·Andrey Merkulov
ProducerLazar Milkis

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Cast · Directed by Anatoly Rybakov

VSVsevolod Safonov
Vsevolod Safonov
LSLyudmila Shagalova
Lyudmila Shagalova
MBMark Bernes
Mark Bernes
AAAndrei Abrikosov
Andrei Abrikosov
ACAnatoli Chemodurov
Anatoli Chemodurov
VYVladimir Yemelyanov
Vladimir Yemelyanov
SFSofya Fadeyeva
Sofya Fadeyeva
PSPyotr Savin
Pyotr Savin
KAKhoren Abramyan
Khoren Abramyan
YTYevgeni Teterin
Yevgeni Teterin
YKYuri Krotenko
Yuri Krotenko
YYYelena Yegorova
Yelena Yegorova

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