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How I Was Independent
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How I Was Independent

1963-03-24 · 33 min · Not rated

Comedy

Based on the short story of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. The first-grader Lyosha, when he was left home alone, decided to spend this first independent day of his life calmly and sensibly. But the neighborhood kids disrupted Leshya's plans. They used his apartment to rehearse an amateur performance.

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Directors
Vasily Zhuravlyov
Production companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Aleksand MashovetsAleksand MashovetsAnton Dudkin
Vladimir SemenovLyosha
Anatoliy KuznetsovAnatoliy KuznetsovVictor Zhuravlev, Lyosha's dad
Tatyana KonyukhovaTatyana KonyukhovaElena Zhuravleva, Lyosha's mom
Igor YershovIgor YershovSenya Lastochkin
Yuri MedvedevYuri MedvedevTerenty, janitor
Vasili NeshchiplenkoVasili Neshchiplenkopoliceman

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