Widows (1976 film)

Widows
Russian: Вдовы
Directed by	Sergey Mikaelyan
Written by	Yuli Dunsky Valeri Frid
Produced by	Vladimir Semenets
Starring	Galina Makarova Galina Skorobogatova
Cinematography	Vladimir Chumak
Edited by	Izolda Golovko
Production company	Lenfilm
Release date	1976
Running time	90 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Widows (Russian: Вдовы, romanized: Vdovy) is a 1976 Soviet drama film directed by Sergey Mikaelyan.^[1][2][3]

Plot

The film tells about two elderly widows who live in the same house. They are united not only by tragedy, but also by common concern, namely the grave of two unknown soldiers, which they have been guarding for over 30 years. And suddenly the managers of their district decide to turn the grave into a memorial.^[4]

Cast

• Galina Makarova as Shura
• Galina Skorobogatova as Liza
• Gennadi Lozhkin as Boris
• Borislav Brondukov
  as Galkin
• Yuri Kayurov as Krotov
• Raisa Maksimova as Alla
• Mikhail Pogorzhelsky as Kireev
• Vladimir Pitsek as Alla's husband
• Larisa Chikurova as Nadya Kharitonova
• Yuriy Dubrovin as Voronkov^[5]

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