When the Song Does Not End
When the Song Does Not End is a 1965 Soviet musical film revue, directed by Roman Tikhomirov and produced by the Leningrad Film Studio. It features music by Andrey Petrov, Georgi Portnov, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Viktor Fyodorov, and Georgy Firtich. Among other things, it is notable for being Edita Piekha's screen début. The film features the first recording of Nikolai Kapustin's piece "Toccata", op.8.
Synopsis
During the Leningrad summer music festival, a young police lieutenant falls in love with Svetlana, a beautiful singer. Meanwhile, reporters Kostya and Bob do their best to document the various musical performances.Cast
- Aleksandr Bronevitskiy
- Muslim Magomayev
- Georg Ots
- Edita Piekha, as Svetlana
- Arkady Raykin
- Lyudmila Zykina