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The Rivals

5.319851h 27mMovieDrama

A young talented athlete Natalia Ozernikova, having retired from swimming due to age, began to practice single kayaking. She loves her job, devoting many hours of grueling training to it. But at the competitions she does not manage to rise above the second place in any way.

DirectorViktor Sadovsky
WritersViktor Sadovsky·Valentin Ezhov

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Cast · Directed by Viktor Sadovsky

LGLarisa Guzeeva
Larisa Guzeeva
YDYuri Demich
Yuri Demich
VSViktoriya Sadovskaya
Viktoriya Sadovskaya
OSOleg Stefan
Oleg Stefan
BZBoris Zajdenberg
Boris Zajdenberg
GVGeorgiy Vitsin
Georgiy Vitsin
PSPetr Shelokhonov
Petr Shelokhonov
NONikolai Ozerov
Nikolai Ozerov
KAKonstantin Adashevsky
Konstantin Adashevsky
Old man Fedya, sports base caretaker
NBNikolai Boyarsky
Nikolai Boyarsky
EUEvgeniya Uralova
Evgeniya Uralova

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