We'll Live Till Monday

We'll Live Till Monday (Доживём до понедельника, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. The film is about the life of an ordinary Moscow school with all its joys, problems and difficult choices in their lives of students and teachers.

Plot
History teacher Ilya Melnikov is familiar with both doubts and feelings of dissatisfaction. Though he is not always right, he fights, loves, and overcomes difficulties and doubts.

Cast

 * Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Ilya Semyonovich Melnikov — History Teacher
 * Irina Pechernikova as Natalya Sergeevna Gorelova — English Language Teacher, former Melnikov's student
 * Nina Menshikova as Svetlana Mikhailovna — Russian Language and Literature Teacher
 * Mikhail Zimin as Nikolai Borisovich — School Principal
 * Nadir Malishevsky as TV Show Host
 * Dalvin Shcherbakov as Borya Rudnitsky, former Melnikov's student
 * Olga Zhiznyeva as Melnikov's Mother
 * Lyudmila Arkharova as Nadya Ogarysheva, pupil
 * Valeriy Zubarev as Genka Shestopal, pupil
 * Olga Ostroumova as Rita Cherkasova, pupil
 * Igor Starygin as Kostya Batishchev, pupil
 * Roza Grigoryeva as Sveta Demidova, pupil
 * Yuri Chernov as Syromyatnikov, pupil
 * Lyubov Sokolova as Levikova
 * Arkadi Listarov as Vova Levikov, pupil

Awards

 * Soviet Screen Magazine Best 1968 film
 * Golden Prize of 6th Moscow International Film Festival, 1969
 * USSR State Prize, 1970