Synopsis
American conductor John Meredith and his manager, Hank Higgins, go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya Stepanova while they travel throughout the country on a 40-city tour. Along the way, they see happy, healthy, smiling, free Soviet citizens, blissfully living the Communist dream. This bliss is destroyed by the German invasion.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard CollinsScreenplay
- Gregory RatoffDirector
- Paul JarricoScreenplay
Cast
- Robert TaylorJohn Meredith
- Susan PetersNadya Stepanova
- John HodiakBoris Bulganov
- Robert BenchleyHank Higgins
- Felix BressartPetrov
- Michael ChekhovIvan Stepanov
- Darryl HickmanPeter Bulganov
- Jacqueline WhiteAnna Bulganov
- Patricia PrestStasha Bulganov
- Joan LorringSonia
- Julius CramerGerman (uncredited)
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Themes
conductorsymphony