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Volga - Volga

Volga - Volga

1938·Movie·1h 44m

Comedy, Music

6.9 / 10 (25 votes)

Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.

Directed by
Grigori Aleksandrov
Original language
Русский
Released
24 April 1938

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Lyubov Orlova

    Lyubov Orlova

    Strelka Petrova

  • Igor Ilyinsky

    Igor Ilyinsky

    Byvalov

  • Vladimir Volodin

    Vladimir Volodin

    The Pilot

  • Pavel Olenev

    Pavel Olenev

    The Water-Carter

  • Sergei Antimonov

    Sergei Antimonov

    The street sweeper

  • Andrei Tutyshkin

    Andrei Tutyshkin

    Alyosha Trubyshkin

  • Mariya Mironova

    Mariya Mironova

    The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)

  • Vsevolod Sanayev

    Vsevolod Sanayev

    The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)

  • Nikita Kondratyev

    Nikita Kondratyev

    The Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)

  • Anatoli Shalayev

    Anatoli Shalayev

    The Boy Musical Prodigy (as Tolya Shalayev)

  • Aleksey Dolinin

    Aleksey Dolinin

    The Militia Man (as A. G. Dolinin)

  • Ivan Chuvelyov

    Ivan Chuvelyov

    The Olympiad Representative (as I. P. Chuvelyov)