The Beginning of the Legend

The film tells about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, about that time of life, which, in his own words, played an important role in shaping his character: war, the occupation of their villages by the Germans, famine, the theft of the elder brother and sister to Germany, the expulsion of the Nazis from Smolensk, moving family in the city of Gzhatsk.

62min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.2/10

Cast

Larisa Luzhina profile pictureLarisa LuzhinaAnna Timofeyevna
Georgi Burkov profile pictureGeorgi BurkovAleksei Ivanovich
Maya Bulgakova profile pictureMaya BulgakovaKseniya Gerasimovna
Aleksandr Kavalerov profile pictureAleksandr Kavalerovpolizei-translator
Natalya Velichko profile pictureNatalya VelichkoNastya's mother
Tatyana Gavrilova profile pictureTatyana Gavrilovastation attendant
Aleksey Krychenkov profile pictureAleksey Krychenkovmilitary instructor
German Poloskov profile pictureGerman PoloskovNastya's father
Erwin Knausmüller profile pictureErwin Knausmüllergerman officer

About The Beginning of the Legend

The Beginning of the Legend Overview

The film tells about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, about that time of life, which, in his own words, played an important role in shaping his character: war, the occupation of their villages by the Germans, famine, the theft of the elder brother and sister to Germany, the expulsion of the Nazis from Smolensk, moving family in the city of Gzhatsk.

Runtime: 62min

Extra details

Original Title: Так начиналась легенда
Original Language: Russian
Directed By: Boris Grigoryev
Production Companies
Gorky Film Studios