Sporting Honour () is a 1951 Soviet sports film directed by Vladimir Petrov and starring Aleksei Gribov, Grigori Sergeyev and Margarita Lifanova. It was awarded the Stalin Prize, although political objections had delayed its release.Freedman p.192
Plot Worker of the Ural plant Vetlugin becomes a member of the Moscow football team 'Turbina'. Known to the whole country captain and center striker Vitaly Grinko is jealous of the newcomer and tries to discredit the simple-minded football player. The whole team takes the newcomer's side, criticizes the behavior of the captain, and in the game with the foreign team wins.
Cast Aleksei Gribov as Pyotr Semyonovich Grinko Grigori Sergeyev as Vitali Grinko Margarita Lifanova as Tonya Grinko Lev Frichinsky as Vetlugin Nikolay Kryuchkov as Coach of 'Turbina' team Vadim Sinyavsky as Radio announcer Boris Sitko Anastasia Zuyeva as Ekaterina Nikolaevna Grinko Vladimir Vladislavskiy Lev Fenin Mikhail Semichastny Mikhail Antonevich Boris Kochetov Aleksandr Malyavkin Vsevolod Radikorskiy Nina Grebeshkova Tonya's friend Yevgeny Leonov as Waiter Tatyana Konyukhova as Tonya's friend Valentina Telegina as Vetlugina
References
Bibliography Freedman, John. Silence's roar: the life and drama of Nikolai Erdman. Mosaic Press, 1992.
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