Soviet steelworkers race winter itself in this rare industrial drama you didn't know existed.
The director of a metallurgical plant receives a task from the ministry: in a short period of time (from winter to winter) to master the production of a new grade of steel necessary for the construction of a gas pipeline in the Far North. The plant team, under the guidance of a professional, successfully solves technological problems and completes the task.
Production
Authentic metallurgical plant locations, no studio fakery.
Acting
Vsevolod Larionov's understated authority as determined director.
Director
Oleg Nikitin
Vsevolod Larionov
Косачев Сергей - директор метал. завода
Vsevolod Sanayev
Павел Михайлович, министр
Yevgeni Shutov
Пётр Воронков, сотрудник завода, однополчанин Косачева
Boris Borisov
Вячеслав Поспелов, инженер-сталеплавильщик
Boris Shcherbakov
Николай Шкуратов, рабочий
Valentina Grushina
Нина, жена Поспелова
Tatyana Krechetova
Алька
Lyubov Strizhenova
Клавдия Косачева, вторая жена Сергея Тарасовича
Aleksei Alekseyev
доктор
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'production drama' genre glorifying Soviet industry; rare glimpse into planned economy workplace culture.
Filmed at an actual working plant—actors trained with real steelworkers, some cast as extras.
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