True Friends (film)

True Friends Russian is a 1954 dramatic comedy film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov.

True Friends was made in the aftermath of the death of Joseph Stalin, when political control over Soviet cinema relaxed considerably. Josephin Woll wrote that his death liberated director Kalatozov... True Friends was his first Thaw project. Its script was submitted for approval in 1952, but it was only authorized for filming after Stalins passing away.With 30.9 million tickets sold, True Friends was the seventh highestgrossing Soviet film of 1954. Together with Salt of the Earth, it was Ex aequo awarded the Crystal Globe in the 1954 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. ........

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