The First Date

The First Date

1960 · 91 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, Romance

Alexey and Valentina met in the tourist camp on Seliger, and after two weeks they celebrated their wedding. Returning to the family, the young couple faced the first difficulties. Both parents didn't like the willfulness of the young - and there were problems with housing. They started a constant quarrels. The young soon agreed that their wedding was premature ...

Directed by Iskra Babich · Written by Tatyana Sytina

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Lidiya Shaporenko Valya
Georgiy Yumatov Aleksei
Valentin Grachyov Mitya
Afanasi Kochetkov Pavel
Olga Markina Nastya
Andrei Ladynin Zhenya
Tatyana Pelttser Margarita Mikhailovna
Nina Menshikova Tonya
Elena Volskaya Katya
Nina Shorina Violetta
Nina Krachkovskaya Rayechka
Pavel Boriskin Шурик Смуров

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