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Cast
Natalya Belokhvostikova
as Olga Kalinkina
Igor Kostolevskiy
as Igor Voloshin
Albina Matveyeva
as Filatova
Ernst Romanov
as theater director
Bulat Okudzhava
as passenger
Yelena Sanayeva
as Igor's sister
Mikhail Neganov
as Golubev
Aleksandr Shvorin
as Kuchevskiy
Vladimir Sedov
as military commissar
Nikolai Prokopovich
as ensemble chief
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1985
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes5
DirectorAlbert Mkrtchyan
WritersAfanasi Belov
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Legal Marriage
About A Legal Marriage
At the beginning of the 1941 war, a young talented artist Igor and his theater were evacuated to Tashkent. Here he meets music teacher Olga, who is seriously ill with malaria. Igor understands that only treatment in the capital will save the girl. But they are allowed into Moscow only on special passes. And then Igor almost by force drags Olga to the registry office. Feeling responsible for the girl, Igor begins to patronize her more and more...
Directed by Albert Mkrtchyan, A Legal Marriage leans on a strong ensemble — Natalya Belokhvostikova, Igor Kostolevskiy, Albina Matveyeva — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1985.
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