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Cast
Elina Bystritskaya
as Yelizaveta Muromtseva
Sergey Bondarchuk
as Yuri Yershov
Sofiya Giatsintova
as Anna Yershova, Yuri's Mother
Evgeniy Samoylov
as Aleksandr Aganin
Yevgeni Lebedev
as Fyodor Ivanovich
Aleksandr Larikov
as grandpa Spirin
German Khovanov
as Vasiliy Spirin
Yuriy Tolubeev
as Nikolai Sladkov
Erast Garin
as Koloskov
Antonina Bogdanova
as aunt Polya, Muromtseva's neighbour
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1955
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes10
DirectorFridrikh Ermler
WritersKonstantin Isayev
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsUnfinished Story
About Unfinished Story
The local doctor Yelizaveta Maksimovna is a beautiful woman and a wonderful sympathetic person. She is lonely, although she is cared for by a confident and promising colleague. Yelizaveta Maksimovna has one patient, a manly, full-energy ship builder Yershov, chained to the bed with a paralysis of both legs. All doctors recommend him rest, and Elizaveta Maksimovna advises to work and not feel sorry for herself. Yershov with all his heart falls in love with his doctor, and she loves him, but she does not dare to say her feelings. Ershov thinks that he has no hopes, but...
Directed by Fridrikh Ermler, Unfinished Story leans on a strong ensemble — Elina Bystritskaya, Sergey Bondarchuk, Sofiya Giatsintova — 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 drama titles of 1955.
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