Once There Was a Girl

Name: Once There Was a Girl
Director: Viktor Eisymont
Genre: Family, Drama, War
Released: 1944-12-18
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Nina Ivanova, Natalya Zashchipina, Ada Vojtsik, Vera Altayskaya, Lidiya Shtykan

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1944 · 72 min · Family · Drama · War · TMDB 5.7/10

Overview

Woven around the daily lives of two children, nine-year-old Nastenka and five-year-old Katia, this is a story of the 17 months' siege of Leningrad and of the people and families shattered by the war, their homes bombed and destroyed, their lives in a constant anticipation of the advancing German army and air raids.

Directed by Viktor Eisymont

Cast

Nina Ivanova — Nastenka
Natalya Zashchipina — Katya
Ada Vojtsik — Nastenka's Mother
Vera Altayskaya — Katya's Mother
Lidiya Shtykan — Tonya