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I Wish to Speak(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-11-29
62%
13 Votes
Time: 2h 25m
Overview:
The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, she must reconcile her desire to build a bridge - and the new housing that will come with it - with the reality of resistance from the townspeople and her own grief.
Languages: French, Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Second Creative Association
Movie: I Wish to Speak
Top 10 Billed Cast
Инна Чурикова
Elizaveta Uvarova
Николай Губенко
Sergei Uvarov
Леонид Броневой
Пётр Васильевич Алтухов, бывший председатель горисполкома
Василий Шукшин
Фёдор, местный драматург
Эрнст Романов
доцент Козлов
Юрий Шепелев
uncle
Валентина Ковель
Tatyana
Вадим Медведев
Vladimir Vikentievich
Николай Сергеев
Stepan Trofimovich
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Overview
The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, she must reconcile her desire to build a bridge - and the new housing that will come with it - with the reality of resistance from the townspeople and her own grief.
Release Date
1976-11-29
Average
6.2
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FrançaisPусский
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