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Once There Was a Girl

Plot: Woven around the daily lives of two children, nine-year-old Nastenka and five-year-old Katia, this is a story of the 17 months' siege of Leningrad and of the people and families shattered by the war, their homes bombed and destroyed, their lives in a constant anticipation of the advancing German army and air raids.
Release Date: Monday, December 18 1944
80 years ago
Genres: Family, Drama, War
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Cast

Portrait of Nina IvanovaNina Ivanova. Nina Ivanova was 10 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Nastenka'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 06 1934 –
Died: Tue, Dec 01 2020
Portrait of Natalya ZashchipinaNatalya Zashchipina. Natalya Zashchipina was 5 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Katya'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 14 1939
Portrait of Ada VojtsikAda Vojtsik. Ada Vojtsik was 39 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Nastenka's Mother'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 01 1905 –
Died: Thu, Sep 02 1982
Portrait of Vera AltayskayaVera Altayskaya. Vera Altayskaya was 25 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Katya's Mother'.
Birthday: Wed, May 21 1919 –
Died: Thu, Dec 28 1978
Portrait of Lidiya ShtykanLidiya Shtykan. Lidiya Shtykan was 22 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Tonya'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 26 1922 –
Died: Fri, Jun 11 1982
Portrait of Aleksandr LarikovAleksandr Larikov. Aleksandr Larikov was 54 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Makar Ivanovich'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 10 1890 –
Died: Fri, May 13 1960
Portrait of Nikolai KornNikolai Korn. Nikolai Korn was 37 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Nastenka's Father'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1907 –
Died: Sun, Apr 04 1971
Portrait of Maria SamoilovaMaria Samoilova. Maria Samoilova was 46 in Once There Was a Girl
Birthday: Fri, Aug 12 1898 –
Died: Sun, Jun 24 1973

Crew

Portrait of Viktor EisymontViktor Eisymont. Viktor Eisymont was 39 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Director'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 20 1904 –
Died: Fri, Jan 31 1964
Portrait of Grair GaribyanGrair Garibyan. Grair Garibyan was 40 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 14 1904 –
Died: Sat, Jan 07 1978
Portrait of Vladimir SukhobokovVladimir Sukhobokov. Vladimir Sukhobokov was 34 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 23 1910 –
Died: Tue, Jun 12 1973
Portrait of Vartan YeramishevVartan Yeramishev. Vartan Yeramishev was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Sound Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Grigori KorenblyumGrigori Korenblyum. Grigori Korenblyum was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Sound Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mariya SautsMariya Sauts. Mariya Sauts was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of V. SafarovaV. Safarova. V. Safarova was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of S. AntipovS. Antipov. S. Antipov was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'VFX Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladimir NedobrovoVladimir Nedobrovo. Vladimir Nedobrovo was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of A. VladimirovA. Vladimirov. A. Vladimirov was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of P. SoloveyP. Solovey. P. Solovey was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Stera GorakovaStera Gorakova. Stera Gorakova was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Venedict PushkovVenedict Pushkov. Venedict Pushkov was 48 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sat, Oct 31 1896 –
Died: Mon, Jan 25 1971
Portrait of David BlokDavid Blok. David Blok was 56 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 12 1888 –
Died: Mon, Oct 04 1948
Portrait of L. DykoL. Dyko. L. Dyko was >> in Once There Was a Girl as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Igor BakhmetyevIgor Bakhmetyev. Igor Bakhmetyev was 27 in Once There Was a Girl as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Mon, Aug 13 1917 –
Died: Mon, Nov 01 1982