Solo (1980): Cast
Solo is a 1980 short war drama directed by Konstantin Lopushansky, starring Nikolay Grinko as Aleksandr Mihaylovich, Olga Volkova and Svetlana Smirnova. It runs 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Director
- Konstantin Lopushansky
- Original language
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Russian - Studio
- Lenfilm
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Solo About?
The premise of Solo without spoilers.
Set during the WWII siege of Leningrad, Lopushansky’s second film follows a few crucial hours in the life of a soloist as the city’s philharmonic prepares to play Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony for a broadcast to England. Starving and frail like his fellow musicians, the soloist doubts whether his weakened body can deliver a proper performance.
Solo Themes & Keywords
· 16 tags- classical music
- radio transmission
- suffering
- bombing
- siege
- civilians at wartime
- concert
- hunger
- bathhouse
- world war two
- leningrad blockade
- winter
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- malnutrition
- solo
- french horn
- orchestra
Solo Cast & Characters
Nikolay Grinko leads the cast as Aleksandr Mihaylovich, with Olga Volkova and Svetlana Smirnova as Pregnant woman in a bath. Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Konstantin Lopushansky
- Nikolay Grinko as Aleksandr Mihaylovich
- Olga Volkova
- Svetlana Smirnova as Pregnant woman in a bath
- Viktor Gogolev as Viktor Sergeevich
Also Starring in Solo
· 6 more- Gelena Ivlieva Домработница
- Youri Radionow Sergey
- Nora Gryakalova
- Lyudmila Arzhannikova
- Valentina Smirnova
- Kirill Gun
More from Konstantin Lopushansky
More films directed by Konstantin Lopushansky: Through the Black Glass, The Ugly Swans, The Turn of the Century and Russian Symphony.
Solo Also Known As
Also known as “独奏”.
- Also known as
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- 独奏
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Solo FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Solo, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Solo?
Solo runs 26 minutes.
When was Solo released?
Solo was released on December 1, 1980.
Who directed Solo?
Solo was directed by Konstantin Lopushansky.
More films by Konstantin Lopushansky Who is in the cast of Solo?
Solo stars Nikolay Grinko as Aleksandr Mihaylovich, Olga Volkova and Svetlana Smirnova as Pregnant woman in a bath, among 10 credited actors.
Does Solo have a post-credit scene?
No. Solo has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Solo in?
The original language of Solo is Russian.
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