Nine Days of One Year

Nine Days of One Year

1962 · 109 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

Set in the Soviet scientific community, the story follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. Radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and romantic rivalries intersect as the characters confront the physical risks of their work and the personal consequences of their choices.

Directed by Mikhail Romm · Written by Daniil Khrabrovitsky

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Aleksey Batalov Dmitri Gusev
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy Ilya Kulikov
Tatyana Lavrova Lyolya
Mikhail Kozakov Valery Ivanovich
Nikolai Plotnikov Professor Sintsov
Sergei Blinnikov Butov
Evgeniy Evstigneev Nikolai Ivanovich
Valentin Nikulin young physicist
Pavel Shpringfeld physicist
Lyusyena Ovchinnikova Nura, Gusev's younger sister
Andrey Smirnov tall bearded physicist
Yevgeni Teterin Surgeon

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