The Stationmaster (1972 film)

The Stationmaster (Станционный смотритель) is a 1972 drama film based on the 1831 short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin.

The film's themes include the sanctity of parental love and disappointments. Young Duniasha against her father's wishes leaves home with a young rake. The old man's life is destroyed and the daughter who disobeyed her parents is unhappy.

Cast

 * Nikolai Pastukhov as Samson Vyrin, the stationmaster
 * Marianna Kushnerova as Dunya, daughter of Samson Vyrin
 * Nikita Mikhalkov as Minsky, hussar
 * Valentina Ananina as brewer's wife
 * Anatoly Borisov as doctor