Privalov's Millions () is a 1972 two-part

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as ...

based on the novel by

Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak (; October 25, 1852 – November 2, 1912) was a Russian writer. He is most well known for his novels and short stories about life in the Ural Mountains. Biography Early life Mamin-Sibiryak was born in Vis ...

. In his native city in the Urals back Sergey Privalov - heir to a colossal state. He is full of ideas rebuilding this life: dreams to modernize plants to build schools and hospitals. But there are other hunters heritage, and because Privalov millions ignite serious passions.Приваловские миллионы
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Plot

Sergey Privalov, the heir to a vast fortune and industrial enterprises, loses his parents early in life. His mother, Varvara, the only daughter of a wealthy gold mine owner, marries the impulsive and dissolute Alexander Privalov. Her despair over her husband’s infidelity and constant drunken revelry leads her to an early death. Afterward, Alexander remarries a gypsy woman, Stesha, and has a son, Titus. However, Alexander is later murdered by Stesha and her lover, a drinking companion named Sashka Kholostov. Stesha marries Kholostov, and together, they mismanage and ruin the once-prosperous Privalov and Gulaev enterprises, eventually placing Privalov’s Shatrov plants under trusteeship. Sergey, initially removed from family matters due to his youth, returns to his provincial hometown, Uzlov, after completing his education. He seeks to claim his inheritance and improve the lives of local workers. However, the situation is complex; the once-thriving business is deeply indebted due to Kholostov’s mismanagement and the dubious activities of the trustees. In Uzlov, Privalov’s childhood friend, Sergey Veryovkin, starts legal proceedings against two of these corrupt trustees, Polovodov and Lyakhovsky. At the same time, Privalov falls in love with Nadezhda Bakhareva, daughter of the honest trustee Bakharev, but she rejects him, being devoted to her exiled engineer husband, Maxim Loskutov. As Privalov becomes entangled in various schemes, Polovodov manipulates him into a relationship with his own wife, Antonina, to distract him from the legal process. When this romance ends, Privalov’s attention turns to Lyakhovsky's daughter, Zosia, who uses her charm to influence him into halting the lawsuit against her father. However, Privalov eventually discovers Zosia’s involvement in a plot against him and severs their relationship. Meanwhile, Loskutov dies of tuberculosis, leaving Nadezhda a widow. As the situation worsens, Polovodov, fearing exposure, flees abroad with Zosia, abandoning his family. Disillusioned by these betrayals and the futility of his attempts to improve others' lives, Privalov renounces his claim to the inheritance. Ultimately, the factory and his family home are bought by Oskar Filippovich, an opportunistic outsider who takes advantage of the chaos and manipulations of all parties involved.

Cast

Leonid Kulagin Leonid Nikolaevich Kulagin (; born 1940) is a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, screenwriter. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986). Selected filmography Source: * 1967 — Beginning of the Unknown Century * 1969 — A Nest of Gentry * ...

as Sergey Privalov *

Lyudmila Chursina Lyudmila Alexeyevna Chursina (born 20 July 1941) is a Soviet and Russian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1962. In 1981 she was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. ...

as Zosya Lyakhovskaya (Privalova) *

Vladislav Strzhelchik Vladislav Ignatievich Strzhelchik (; 1921–1995) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1974). Biography Vladislav Strzhelchik born in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg, Russia). His father, Ignatiy Petrovich was a native of ...

as Alexander Polovodov * Lyudmila Khityaeva as Antonida Polovodova *

Andrei Fajt Andrei Andreyevich Fayt (Feit) (; 29 August 1903 – 17 January 1976) was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1976. He was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and died in Moscow. Selected filmography * ''The Battleshi ...

as Ignatii L'vovich Lyakhovsky * Lyubov Sokolova as Maria Bakhareva *

Aleksandr Demyanenko Aleksandr Sergeyevich Demyanenko (; May 30, 1937 – August 22, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1991). He is best known for playing the character Shurik in Leonid Gaidai's movies. Life and career Early life Al ...

as Viktor Bakharev *

Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevstigneyev (; 9 October 1926 — 4 March 1992) was a prominent Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre pedagogue, one of the founders of the Moscow Sovremennik Theatre. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in ...

as Ivan Yakovlevich *

Igor Yasulovich Igor Nikolayevich Yasulovich (; 24 September 1941 – 19 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, film director and pedagogue. Biography Yasulovich was born in the village of Reinsfeld (now Zalesye) in Koshkinsky District ...

as Maxim Loskutov * Yuri Puzyryov as Nicolas Veryovkin *

Stanislav Chekan Stanislav Yulianovich Chekan (; 2 June 1922, Rostov-on-Don — 11 August 1994, Moscow) was a Soviet actor of theater and cinema, known primarily for his blue-collar manly appearance, and character actor roles of a stereotypical "big guy". Biograp ...

as Kuzma Ferapontovich Kanunnikov * Lyudmila Shagalova as Khionia Alekseyevna Zaplatina *

Anatoly Kubatsky Anatoly Lvovich Kubatsky (; 1 November 1908 – 29 December 2001) was a Soviet stage and film actor. Life Kubatsky was born in Moscow to parents of Polish ancestry. After studying under Yuri Zavadsky, he found acting work in various theaters throu ...

as Belmontov *

Valentina Sharykina Valentina Dmitrievna Sharykina (; born 25 February 1940, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of Russia (2000). Selected filmography * ''The Third Half (1962 film), The Third Half'' (1 ...

as actress Kolpakova * Grigory Shpigel as Oscar Filippovich * Galina Kindinova as Nadezhda Vasilevna Bakhareva *

Leonid Nevedomsky Leonid Vitalievich Nevedomsky (; 13 October 1939 – 3 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1966 and 2007. Biography Leonid Nevedomsky was born on 13 October 1939 in Vit ...

as Sashka *

Alexey Pokrovsky Alexey Nikolayevich Pokrovsky (; March 1, 1924 – August 30, 2009) was an actor and singer, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981). Biography In 1945 he was accepted into the troupe of the Moscow Art Theater. In 1977 he left the theatre because o ...

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Shooting

The film was shot in

Kungur Kungur () is a town in the southeast of Perm Krai, Russia, located in the Ural Mountains at the confluence of the rivers Iren and Shakva with the Sylva ( Kama's basin). Population: 62,173 ( 2023 Estimate). History Kungur was founded ...

and its surroundings.Н. Б. Кириллова. Феномен уральского кино
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* 1972 films 1970s historical films Films based on Russian novels Soviet historical films Russian historical films Films set in the 19th century 1970s Russian-language films 1970s Soviet films Russian-language historical films {{1970s-USSR-film-stub