A Big Family(1954)

Drama based on the novel by Vsevolod Kochetov “The Zhurbin Family”. The characters of the picture are a large family of hereditary shipbuilders. Three generations of the Zhurbin live under one roof: grandfather Matvei, his son Ilya, three sons of Ilya — Aleksei, Anton and Viktor. In a short time, representatives of the fourth generation are born. The share of the youngest son of Aleksei fall the most severe life tests. The background for family conflicts is the reorganization of production. All Zhurbin's have to change their profession to move on.

Genre: Drama

Director: Iosif Kheifits

Actors: Sergei Lukyanov, Boris Andreyev, Vera Kuznetsova, Aleksey Batalov, Sergei Kurilov, Vadim Medvedev, Boris Bityukov, Iya Arepina, Klara Luchko, Ekaterina Savinova

Release date: 1954-11-05

Country of origin: SU

Length: 1h 40m

Ratings:

• 7.0/10