Волга-Волга · 1938

Volga - Volga

Grigori Aleksandrov · 104 min · Soviet Union

Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.

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Awards

1 win total

Production companies

Mosfilm

Locations

• Exact location
• Approximate: the city or region
• Filming
• Setting

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Filming

Krasnaya Sloodka

Setting

Unión Soviética

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Cast

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  Lyubov Orlova

  Strelka Petrova

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  Igor Ilyinsky

  Byvalov

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  Vladimir Volodin

  The Pilot

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  Pavel Olenev

  The Water-Carter

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  Sergei Antimonov

  The street sweeper

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  Andrei Tutyshkin

  Alyosha Trubyshkin

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  Mariya Mironova

  The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)

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  Vsevolod Sanayev

  The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)