Let It Shine!

Name: Let It Shine!
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1960-12-01
Duration: 35 min
Cast: Leonid Kharitonov, Olga Narovchatova, Yekaterina Mazurova, Vladimir Seleznyov, Yevgeniya Melnikova

1960·Movie

·35min·

Drama

MediocreGoodWatch score

3.8

Not streaming in any country yet.

About

White troops are approaching the village. A small garrison of Red Army soldiers decides to evacuate civilians and a wounded soldier to safety. This important task is entrusted to the young Komsomol member Efimka. The carts leave the village and travel along forest roads, but lose their way. At night, at a rest stop, Efimka, his mother and Verka talk about the future, about a forty-story house with a tower, a star and a spotlight - let it shine!..

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Actors

Leonid Kharitonov

Yefimka

Olga Narovchatova

Verka

Yekaterina Mazurova

Verka's grandmother

Vladimir Seleznyov

Yasha

Yevgeniya Melnikova

Yefimka's mother

Nikolai Novlyansky

Grandpa

Mikhail Ulyanov

Sobakin

Garri Dunts

Squadron commander

Pavel Shalnov

Stepan

Dmitri Matveyev

Nikolashka

Muin Mukhitdinov

Red army soldier

Crew

Directed by:

Yevgeni Karelov

Written by:

Yevgeni Karelov, Arkady Gaydar, Arkady Gaydar

Produced by:

E. Pilipets

Composed by:

Aleksandr Ostrovsky, A. Birchanskiy, V. Zosimovich

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Media

Questions about Let It Shine!

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Let It Shine! worth watching?

MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54 (IMDb 3.8).

Is Let It Shine! in English?

Russian

No, it was made in Russian.

What tropes does Let It Shine! use?

Nice GuyBroken PedestalSensitive Guy and Manly ManHidden DepthsBreak the HaughtyCan't Take CriticismShout-OutBattle RappingJerk with a Heart of GoldPlot-Irrelevant VillainToken WhiteBig Bad Ensembleand 20 more

TV Tropes lists 32 tropes for it, including Nice Guy, Broken Pedestal, and Sensitive Guy and Manly Man.