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Cast
Oleg Zhakov
as Dr. Aleksei Rozhdestvensky
Mikhail Kuznetsov
as Dr. Aleksandr Kolesov
Nikolai Cherkasov
as Lukich
Viktor Khokhryakov
as Dr. Vladimir Petrov
Lyudmila Shabalina
as Vera
Klavdiya Lepanova
as Lena
Boris Kudryavtsev
as Cast
Vladimir Dorofeyev
as Cast
Mikhail Rostovtsev
as Scientist at the banquet
Aleksandr Ardi
as "Arbenin"
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1946
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorAleksandr Zarkhi, Iosif Kheifits
WritersIosif Kheifits, Sergey Yermolinsky, Yevgeni Gabrilovich
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIn the Name of Life
About In the Name of Life
Three friends, three young surgeons, returning from war, begin working on a complex medical problem. Their hard work does not yield the desired results, and two of them lose faith in success...
Directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi, Iosif Kheifits, In the Name of Life leans on a strong ensemble — Oleg Zhakov, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Nikolai Cherkasov — 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 1946.
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