The Beginning of the Legend (Так начиналась легенда) 47 years old

The film tells about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, about that time of life, which, in his own words, played an important role in shaping his character: war, the occupation of their villages by the Germans, famine, the theft of the elder brother and sister to Germany, the expulsion of the Nazis from Smolensk, moving family in the city of Gzhatsk.

Credits

The Beginning of the Legend Cast

Name Character
Larisa Luzhina She was 38, now 85 years old as Анна Тимофеевна Гагарина, мама
Georgi Burkov He was 43, 57 years old when he died as Алексей Иванович Гагарин, папа
Maya Bulgakova She was 44, 62 years old when she died as Учительница Ксения Герасимовна
Vera Altayskaya She was 57, 59 years old when she died as деревенская жительница
Aleksandr Kavalerov He was 25, 62 years old when he died as полицай-переводчик
Afanasi Kochetkov He was 47, 74 years old when he died as Дядя Кузьма
Natalya Velichko as мама Насти
Vladimir Gusev He was 5, 29 years old when he died as летчик

The Beginning of the Legend Crew

Name Department
Yuriy Nagibin as Writer. He was 57 (74) years old when He died Writing
The Beginning of the Legend poster
The Beginning of the Legend (47 years)

  • Release day: Monday, April 11, 1977
  • Runtime: 62 minutes