Movie: Unexpected Joy

Top 5 Billed Cast

Emmanuil Vitorgan
Эммануил Виторган

Yelena Solovey
Елена Соловей

Tatyana Samoylova
Татьяна Самойлова

Yuriy Nazarov
Юрий Назаров

Natalya Leble
Наталья Лебле

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  • Overview

    Unfinished and lost film directed by Rustam Khamdamov, shot in 1972-1974.

  • Release Date

    1972-01-01

  • Average

    4.667

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Pусский

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