The Boys from Leningrad

The Boys from Leningrad (Запасной игрок) is a 1954 Soviet sports comedy film directed by Semyon Timoshenko.

Plot
In the center of the story is the football team "Blue Arrows", successfully performing in the cup of the syndicate of the Soviet trade unions. But striker Alexander Vesnushkin doubts the victory of the team in the finals. The alarmist leaves and his brother Vasily is put in his place. The outcome of the long-awaited match is under threat.

Cast

 * Georgy Vitsin as Vasya Vesnushkin
 * Vsevolod Kuznetsov as Sasha Vesnushkin
 * Elena Tyapkina as Vesnushkina
 * Pavel Kadochnikov as Svetlanov
 * Tatyana Konyukhova as Valya Oljeshko
 * Valentina Ushakova as Galina Kartashova
 * Mark Bernes as Lev Kolomyagin, coach
 * Konstantin Adashevsky as Ivan Innokentyevich, factory director
 * Vladimir Belokurov as Vasiliy Tsvetkov, filmmaker
 * Pavel Pol as Dnjeprovskiy
 * Boris Kokovkin as professor Babushkin
 * Aleksandr Zhukov as Spiridon Violjetov
 * Elvira Lutsenko as Lyubov Maljutkina
 * Andrey Tutyshkin as Pyotr Andreyevich