About
The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man’s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman’s loneliness. And then she fell in love – a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway…
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Gorky Film Studios
Original Title
Простая история
Original Language
Russian
Cast
Full credits →N
Nonna Mordyukova
Sasha Potapova
M
Mikhail Ulyanov
Danilov
D
Danylo Ilchenko
Egor Lykov
V
Vasiliy Shukshin
Ivan Lykov
I
Irina Murzayeva
Sasha's mother
V
Valentina Vladimirova
Avdotiya
A
Aleksei Mironov
Guskov
O
Oleg Anofriev
N
Nina Beloborodova
V
Valentin Bryleev
M
Mariya Vinogradova
V
Vladimir Guskov
I
Ivan Zhevago
V
Vladimir Smirnov
N
Nina Sazonova
I
Iraida Soldatova
B
Boris Yurchenko
K
Klavdiya Kozlyonkova
A
Aleksandr Baranov
(uncredited)
E
Evgeniy Bykadorov
(uncredited)
