Acting
Sergei Yakovlev's desperate, sweaty desperation.
Direction
Voznesensky's claustrophobic locker room anxiety.
Director
Igor Voznesensky
Sergei Yakovlev
Pavel Ignatyev
Igor Kvasha
Valentin Krotov
Valentin Gaft
Innokentiy Zhiltsov
Yelena Valayeva
Irina
Vera Vasileva
Lidiya
Oleg Golubitsky
Golikov's father
Gennadi Frolov
Kirill
Aleksei Safonov
Aleksei Pankin
Slava Strizhov
Boris Mayorov
Hockey Player
Vasiliy Dolbitikov
Vladimie Ssavoskin
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Professor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Soviet sports film that dared show failure; most contemporary productions demanded heroic worker-athletes.
Shot at a real Dynamo Moscow training facility; Yakovlev reportedly practiced with the team for three months.
SU
