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Cast
Lyudmila Chursina
as Lyubov Yarovaya
Vasili Lanovoy
as Mikhail Yarovoy
Rufina Nifontova
as Pavla Panova
Vasiliy Shukshin
as Roman Koshkin
Kirill Lavrov
as Fyodor Shvandya
Anatoliy Papanov
as Maksim Gornostayev
Nina Alisova
as Natalya Gornostayeva
Vladimir Kenigson
as Malinin
Aleksei Gribov
as Kutov
Inna Makarova
as Dunka
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1970
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance, History
Votes4
DirectorVladimir Fetin
WritersArnold Vitol
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLyubov Yarovaya
About Lyubov Yarovaya
The years of civil war. Teacher Lyubov Yarovaya is on the side of the revolution. Her husband Mikhail is a White Guard officer. Mikhail fiercely fights against Soviet power. The struggle in the woman's soul between her love for her husband and her revolutionary duty ends with the victory of the latter. She passes a harsh and merciless sentence on Mikhail...
Directed by Vladimir Fetin, Lyubov Yarovaya leans on a strong ensemble — Lyudmila Chursina, Vasili Lanovoy, Rufina Nifontova — 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 1970.
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