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Cast
Roza Makagonova
as Olya Veselova
Aleksei Gribov
as Pukhov, Kostya's uncle
Vladimir Arkov
as Kostya Pukhov
Lev Borisov
as Seryozha Morgunov
Valentin Abramov
as Pyotr Grigoryevich Chub
Pyotr Repnin
as Ivan Stepanovich Morozov
Boris Kordunov
as Georgiy Aleksandrovich
Pavel Solovyov
as Andrey
Vladimir Siluyanov
as Vasya
Pyotr Maltsev
as Zhenya
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1959
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Drama
Votes1
DirectorBoris Dolin
WritersMikhail Vitukhnovsky, Boris Dolin
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFaithful Hearts
About Faithful Hearts
A small vessel is caught in a storm at sea. With no fuel and no radio, Boatswain Pukhov — an amateur pigeon breeder — sends two pigeons carrying a message about the tugboat’s dire situation. One of them, named Pilot, reaches land. The crew is rescued, and Pilot is given to a schoolboy from Moscow who took part in this difficult voyage.
Directed by Boris Dolin, Faithful Hearts leans on a strong ensemble — Roza Makagonova, Aleksei Gribov, Vladimir Arkov — 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 family titles of 1959.
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