Bone of Contention

Ilya Rudenko, chairman of the prosperous collective farm, prepared for the solemn welcome of his famous countryman, retired Colonel Koval. Arriving to relax in the Lull, the former colonel was surprised by Ilya's strange approach to collective well-being. And when the chairman began to prepare the entire harvest of the apple orchard for shipment to the North to sell it at exorbitant prices, Koval said his word harshly and unequivocally — and received the same unequivocal support from all residents of the Calm...

• Release date
• January 1, 1962
• Runtime
• 94 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• Valentin Pluchek

Cast

Boris Tenin Larion Ivanovich Koval, retired colonel Yevgeni Vesnik Ilya Grigorievich Rudenko, collective farm chairman Tatyana Pelttser Ulyana Dmitrievna Dudulka, milkmaid Vladimir Lepko Ivan Klimich Anointed, collective farm business executive Anatoliy Papanov Vasily Tikhonovich Kryachka, village council chairman Olga Aroseva Domakha Sviridovna, milkmaid Georgy Ivanov Gordey Semyonovich Tyavkalo, farm manager Aleksand Mashovets Vasilyok