''Sporting Honour'' (russian: Спортивная честь}) is a 1951 Soviet
sports film
A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the sp ...
directed by
Vladimir Petrov and starring
Aleksei Gribov, Grigori Sergeyev and Margarita Lifanova. It was awarded the
Stalin Prize, although political objections had delayed its release.
[Freedman p.192]
Plot
Worker of the Ural plant Vetlugin becomes a member of the Moscow football team 'Turbina'. Known to the whole country captain and center striker Vitaly Grinko is jealous of the newcomer and tries to discredit the simple-minded football player. The whole team takes the newcomer's side, criticizes the behavior of the captain, and in the game with the foreign team wins.
Cast
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Aleksei Gribov as Pyotr Semyonovich Grinko
* Grigori Sergeyev as Vitali Grinko
* Margarita Lifanova as Tonya Grinko
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Lev Frichinsky as Vetlugin
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Nikolay Kryuchkov as Coach of 'Turbina' team
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Vadim Sinyavsky as Radio announcer
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Boris Sitko
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Anastasia Zuyeva as Ekaterina Nikolaevna Grinko
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Vladimir Vladislavskiy
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Lev Fenin
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Mikhail Semichastny
Mikhail Vasilyevich Semichastny (russian: Михаил Васильевич Семичастный; born December 5, 1910, in Perlovka, now part of Mytishchi, Russia; died August 30, 1978, in Moscow) was a Soviet professional football player and ...
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Mikhail Antonevich
Mikhail Moiseyevich Antonevich (russian: Михаил Моисеевич Антоневич; November 5, 1912 – July 6, 2003) was a Soviet football player and coach.
Playing career
In 1934, he played for the team in Mytishchi and in 1935 in ...
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Boris Kochetov
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Aleksandr Malyavkin
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
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Vsevolod Radikorskiy
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Nina Grebeshkova Tonya's friend
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Yevgeny Leonov
Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as ''Gentlemen ...
as Waiter
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Tatyana Konyukhova as Tonya's friend
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Valentina Telegina
Valentina Petrovna Telegina (russian: Валенти́на Петро́вна Теле́гина; 1915 — 1979) was a Soviet and Russian actress.
Biography
Telegina was born on February 23, 1915, in Novocherkassk, capital of Don Cossacks (now the ...
as Vetlugina
References
Bibliography
* Freedman, John. ''Silence's roar: the life and drama of Nikolai Erdman''. Mosaic Press, 1992.
External links
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1951 films
Soviet association football films
1950s sports films
1950s Russian-language films
Films directed by Vladimir Petrov
Russian association football films
Mosfilm films
Soviet black-and-white films
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