

The City Turns the Lights On(1958)
Overview
Former front-line intelligence officer, captain Nikolai Mityasov, after being wounded, returns to the destroyed city and learns the sad news: his wife Shura cheated on him. Bitterness and confusion gave way to hope. But peace has come, demobilization has begun, it is necessary to restore the homeland. Nikolai finds the strength to continue living, enters a construction institute, meets Valya and begins a new happy life without war...
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Nikolay Pogodin
Nikolai

Yelena Dobronravova
Valya

Oleg Borisov
Sergei

Liliya Aleshnikova
Shura

Pavel Usovnichenko
Khokhryakov

Yuri Lyubimov
Boykov

Aleksandr Sokolov
Nikoltsev

Valentin Grudinin
Gromoboi

Boris Arakelov
Lyovka

Vyacheslav Voronin
Malkov

Alisa Freyndlikh
Pichikova

Vladislav Kovalkov
Fedya

Inna Kondratyeva
Shura's Neighbor

Mikhail Ladygin
Maths Examiner
Elizaveta Gikhareva
English Examiner

Lyubov Malinovskaya
Faculty's Secretary

Dmytro Franko
Wounded Man in Hospital

Yurii Mazhuha
Slippers Seller

Viktor Perevalov
Vova

Oleg Khromenkov
Entrant-sailor (uncredited)

Olga Volkova
Entrant Girl (uncredited)

Lyudmila Bezuglaya
Entrant Girl (uncredited)

Svetlana Mazovetskaya
Entrant Girl (uncredited)
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