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Vadim Abdrashitov Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov (russian: Вадим Юсупович Абдрашитов, tt-Cyrl, Вадим Йосыф улы Габдерәшитов) is one of Russian cinema's most notable independent directors. He is internationally renown ...

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Vladimir Martynov Vladimir Ivanovich Martynov ( Russian: Владимир Иванович Мартынов) (Moscow, 20 February 1946) is a Russian composer, known for his compositions in the concerto, orchestral music, chamber music, and choral music genres. ...

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Anatoliy Zabolotskiy Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...

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Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

, language = Russian , budget = ''Speech for the Defence'' (russian: Слово для защиты) is a 1976 Soviet drama film directed by

Plot

The film tells about a woman named Valentina Kostina, who is accused of attempted murder of her lover and pleads guilty, but despite this, her lawyer is trying to find an excuse.

Cast

Galina Yatskina Galina, Halyna, or Halina (russian: Галина; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration fr ...

as Irina Mezhnikova *

Marina Neyolova Marina Mstislavovna Neyolova (russian: Мари́на Мстисла́вовна Неёлова; born 8 January 1947) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She has appeared in 37 films since 1969. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1987). ...

as Valentina Kostina * Oleg Yankovskiy as Ruslan *

Stanislav Lyubshin Stanislav Andreyevich Lyubshin (russian: link=no, Станислав Андреевич Любшин; born 6 April 1933) is a Russian actor, film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981). Life Stanislav Lyubshin is a Russian actor whose ...

as Fedyayev * Viktor Shulgin as Mezhnikov * Aleksey Alekseev as Judge *

Valentina Berezutskaya Valentina may refer to: Entertainment Film * ''Valentina'' (1950 film), a 1950 Argentine film * ''Valentina'' (2008 film), a 2008 Argentine film Television * ''Valentina'' (1993 telenovela), a 1993 Mexican telenovela * Valentina (2013 telenov ...

as Kuznetsova *

Anatoliy Grachyov Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...

Eduard Izotov Eduard Konstantinovich Izotov (Russian: ''Эдуа́рд Константи́нович Изо́тов'') (11 November 1936 - 8 March 2003) was a Soviet film actor. Izotov was born in the Belarusian SSR near Surazh. His parents were Konstantin ...

as Arkadii Stepanovich *

Elena Kebal Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Veliko ...

as SvetlanaСлово для защиты (1977) Full Cast & Crew
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References

External links

* {{Vadim Abdrashitov 1976 films 1970s Russian-language films Soviet drama films 1976 drama films