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The Useless Girl
The Useless Girl

The Useless Girl

Genres

FamilyDrama

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A teenage girl considered by everybody as "difficult" is sent to the village to live with her grandfather.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

03 August 1980

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Olga Mashnaya

Olga Mashnaya

Anya

Mikhail Gluzskiy

Mikhail Gluzskiy

Savva Timofeevich Melnikov, "warlock"

Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina

Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina

Marina

Mariya Vinogradova

Mariya Vinogradova

Tihonsha

Aleksandr Demyanenko

Aleksandr Demyanenko

Anya's stepfather

Valeriy Priyomykhov

Valeriy Priyomykhov

frontier guard

Irina Brazgovka

Irina Brazgovka

Captain

Andrey Krasko

Andrey Krasko

Anvar Asanov

Anvar Asanov

Vitya Tikhonov

Tamara Smyslova

Tamara Smyslova

Nikolay Lavrov

Nikolay Lavrov

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