Sporting Honour | |
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Directed by | Vladimir Petrov |
Written by | Nikolay Erdman Mikhail Volpin |
Starring | Aleksei Gribov Grigori Sergeyev Margarita Lifanova |
Cinematography | Yuli Kun Mark Magidson Vladimir Yakovlev |
Edited by | Klavdiya Moskvina |
Music by | Matvei Blanter |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Sporting Honour (Russian: Спортивная честь) is a 1951 Soviet sports film 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.[1]
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.