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.
- Created by
- Mikhail Romm
- Origin
- SU
- TMDB rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 32 votes
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Cast
Aleksey BatalovDmitri Gusev
Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyIlya Kulikov
Tatyana LavrovaLyolya
Mikhail KozakovValery Ivanovich
Nikolai PlotnikovProfessor Sintsov
Sergei BlinnikovButov
Evgeniy EvstigneevNikolai Ivanovich
Valentin Nikulinyoung physicist
Pavel Shpringfeldphysicist
Lyusyena OvchinnikovaNura, Gusev's younger sister
