Faithfulness
Russian: Верность
Directed by	Pyotr Todorovsky
Written by	Bulat Okudzhava Pyotr Todorovsky
Starring	Vitaliy Chetverikov Galina Polskikh Aleksandr Potapov Yevgeny Yevstigneyev Antonina Dmitrieva
Cinematography	Vadim Avloshenko Leonid Burlaka Vadim Kostromenko
Edited by	Etna Mayskaya
Music by	Boris Karamyshev
Production company	Odesa Film Studio
Release date	1965
Running time	87 min.[1]
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Faithfulness (Russian: Верность, romanized: Vernost) is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Pyotr Todorovsky.^[2][3][4]

Plot

The film tells about a schoolboy named after Yura, who, as a result of the death of his father, decides to become a cadet at a military school. Once he with a friend are visiting a girl and Yura fell in love with her. After some time, the cadets go to the front...^[5]

Cast

• Vladimir Chetverikov as Yura Nikitin
• Galina Polskikh as Zoya
• Aleksandr Potapov as Murga
• Yevgeny Yevstigneyev as Ivan Terentievich
• Antonina Dmitrieva as Zoya's mother
• Valentina Telegina as Woman
• Vladimir Krasnov as Strokov
• Georgy Drozd as Platoon commander
• Yu. Zobov as Sergeant major
• Boris Tokarev as Lieutenant
• Vera Kulakova as Lieutenant^[6]
• Lyusyena Ovchinnikova as widow

Soundtrack

• Georgy Vinogradov: In the Сlearing (Russian: На полянке, romanized: Na polyanke)

Accolades

The film by Pyotr Todorovsky was awarded "Best First Work" at the 26th Venice International Film Festival, where he participated in the competition program. He also received the Special Prize of the II All-Union Film Festival (1966, Kyiv).^[7]