Bone of Contention

Overview

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...

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

Andrei Kryukov

Prudkiy

Nina Belyayeva

Yavdokha Afanasyevna