
Ivan's Childhood(1962)
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.


Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.

Igor Fomchenko
Sasha

Vladimir Zamanskiy
Sergei
Marina Adzhubei
Girl in Pink
Yuri Brusser
Yura Brusser
Vyacheslav Borisov
Slava Borisov

Lyudmila Semyonova
teacher

Tanya Prokhorova
Neighbor

Natalya Arkhangelskaya

Marina Figner

Antonina Maksimova
Sasha's mother
The Steamroller and the Violin is a drama film released in 1961 exploring themes of friendship, violin player, apple. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, it stars Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Marina Adzhubei. Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.
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