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But What If This Is Love? (1961): Cast & Plot

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But What If This Is Love? is a 1961 romantic drama directed by Yuli Raizman, starring Igor Pushkaryov as Boris Ramzin, Anatoli Golik and Zhanna Prokhorenko. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes.

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But What If This Is Love? (1961) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 42m (102 min)
Director
Yuli Raizman
Genres
Romance , Drama
Original language
Russian
Studio
Mosfilm
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is But What If This Is Love? About?

The premise of But What If This Is Love? without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

High school students Ksenya and Boris are in love but all the world is against them.

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Cast & crew

But What If This Is Love? Cast & Characters

Igor Pushkaryov leads the cast as Boris Ramzin, with Anatoli Golik as Igor and Zhanna Prokhorenko as Ksenia Zavyalova. Directed by Yuli Raizman; 12 actors are credited in all.

From the director

More from Yuli Raizman

More films directed by Yuli Raizman: Time of Desires, Private Life, A Strange Woman and The Communist.

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Plot

But What If This Is Love? Plot Summary

What happens in But What If This Is Love? from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In a town where rules of decency loom large, a teacher with very strict morals discovers a pupil’s letter on the classroom floor. She hands the letter to the headmistress and then tasks a student with uncovering who wrote it. The investigation reveals that Boris Ramzin, Igor Pushkaryov, wrote the letter to his deskmate Ksenia Zavyalova, Zhanna Prokhorenko. Frightened by this revelation, Ksenia is overwhelmed and finds it hard to face the next school day.

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The whole story of But What If This Is Love?, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know But What If This Is Love??

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Which actor portrays the male lead, Boris Ramzin?

Details

But What If This Is Love? Also Known As

3 alternative titles, including “A Esli Eto Lyubov?” and “A co když je to láska?”.

Also known as
  • A Esli Eto Lyubov?
  • A co když je to láska?
  • А якщо це кохання?

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FAQ

But What If This Is Love? FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of But What If This Is Love?, each answered in a sentence.

How long is But What If This Is Love??

But What If This Is Love? runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).

When was But What If This Is Love? released?

But What If This Is Love? was released on June 6, 1961.

Who directed But What If This Is Love??

But What If This Is Love? was directed by Yuli Raizman.

More films by Yuli Raizman

Who is in the cast of But What If This Is Love??

But What If This Is Love? stars Igor Pushkaryov as Boris Ramzin, Anatoli Golik as Igor and Zhanna Prokhorenko as Ksenia Zavyalova, among 12 credited actors.

Does But What If This Is Love? have a post-credit scene?

No. But What If This Is Love? has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is But What If This Is Love? in?

The original language of But What If This Is Love? is Russian.

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