
Volga - Volga
Comedy
Music
6.8 / 10
April 24, 1938
1h 44m
Language:Russian
Director: Grigori Aleksandrov
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
Cast

Lyubov Orlova
Strelka Petrova

Igor Ilyinsky
Byvalov

Vladimir Volodin
The Pilot

Pavel Olenev
The Water-Carter

Sergei Antimonov
The street sweeper

Andrei Tutyshkin
Alyosha Trubyshkin

Mariya Mironova
The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)

Vsevolod Sanayev
The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)

Nikita Kondratyev
The Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)
Anatoli Shalayev
The Boy Musical Prodigy (as Tolya Shalayev)

Aleksey Dolinin
The Militia Man (as A. G. Dolinin)

Ivan Chuvelyov
The Olympiad Representative (as I. P. Chuvelyov)