Faithfulness (film)

Faithfulness (Верность) is a 1965 Soviet war romance film directed by Pyotr Todorovsky.

Plot
The film tells about a schoolboy named after Yura, who, as a result of the death of his father, decides to become a cadet at a military school. Once he with a friend are visiting a girl and Yura fell in love with her. After some time, the cadets go to the front...

Cast

 * Vladimir Chetverikov as Yura Nikitin
 * Galina Polskikh as Zoya
 * Aleksandr Potapov as Murga
 * Yevgeny Yevstigneyev as Ivan Terentievich
 * Antonina Dmitrieva as Zoya's mother
 * Valentina Telegina as Woman
 * Vladimir Krasnov as Strokov
 * Georgy Drozd as Platoon commander
 * Yu. Zobov as Sergeant major
 * Boris Tokarev as Lieutenant
 * Vera Kulakova as Lieutenant
 * Lyusyena Ovchinnikova as widow

Soundtrack

 * Georgy Vinogradov: In the Сlearing (На полянке)

Accolades
The film by Pyotr Todorovsky was awarded "Best First Work" at the 26th Venice International Film Festival, where he participated in the competition program. He also received the Special Prize of the II All-Union Film Festival (1966, Kyiv).