
About the life of the Russian biologist Ivan Michurin. 1912 year. Having rejected American offers to work abroad, Michurin continues his research in the Russian Empire, despite the fact that his ideas are not perceived by the tsarist government, the church and idealistic science. Michurin is supported by prominent scientists of the country and he continues to work hard. After the October Revolution, a small Michurin garden in the city of Kozlov (the biologist's homeland) becomes a large state nursery.
Cast

Vladimir Solovyov
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin

Grigori Belov
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin

Nikolai Shamin
Terentiy
Fyodor Grigoryev
Kartashov

Mikhail Zharov
Khrenov

Konstantin Nassonov
father Khristofor
Aleksei Zhiltsov
Bykov

Ivan Nazarov
postman

Viktor Khokhryakov
Ryabov

Dmitriy Dubov
Sinitsyn

Gennadi Pechnikov
Lesnitskiy
Vyacheslav Isayev
Mayer

Sergei Tsenin
Wallace Beard

Yuri Lyubimov
translator

Ivan Kashirin
peasant

Sergey Bondarchuk
selectionist (uncredited)

Aleksandr Smirnov
selectionist (uncredited)
Viktor Klyucharyov
professor Kigunov (uncredited)
Pavel Gaideburov
Pashkevich (uncredited)
Yevgeniya Khovanskaya
Pashkevch's wife (uncredited)

Aleksey Konsovskiy
Pashkevich's guest (uncredited)

Klara Luchko
Pashkevich's guest (uncredited)

Anatoliy Larionov
Michurin in his youth (uncredited)
Natalya Sadovskaya
Michurina in her youth (uncredited)

Yevgeny Gurov
Bykov's guest (uncredited)

Pyotr Savin
member of the revkom (uncredited)

Nikolai Khryashchikov
member of the revkom (uncredited)

Anatoliy Zhukov
Shurusha (uncredited)

Sergei Antimonov
official (uncredited)

Mikhail Grodskiy
professor (uncredited)
Viktor Matisen
professor (uncredited)

Aleksandr Pelevin
first scientist (uncredited)

Nikolai Neronov
second scientist (uncredited)

Leonid Knyazev
worker (uncredited)

Pavel Vinnik
Kartashov's student (uncredited)
Svetlana Bogolyubova
Natasha (uncredited)

Anatoliy Solovyov
student (uncredited)

Aleksey Bakhar
division commander (uncredited)

Nikolay Lebedev
professor (uncredited)

Andrei Petrov
Meshkov (uncredited)
Vsevolod Semyonov
secretary (uncredited)
Valerian Kazanskiy
guest (uncredited)

Natalia Sadovskaya
Alexandra Michurina in young age (uncredited)

Oleksandra Vasylieva
Aleksandra Vasilyevna Michurina
Crew

Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Director, Writer
Mariya Timofeyeva
Editor

Yuli Kun
Director of Photography

Leonid Kosmatov
Director of Photography
Ivan Dolzhikov
First Assistant Director
M. Kucherenko
Second Assistant Director

Georgi Natanson
Second Assistant Director

Yuliya Solntseva
Assistant Director

Gleb Kuznetsov
Executive Producer

Mikhail Bogdanov
Production Design

Gennady Myasnikov
Production Design

Vladimir Nikolayev
Camera Operator
A. Kulyasov
Camera Operator
A. Kudryavtsev
Camera Operator, Visual Effects Camera
Aleksandr Simonov
Assistant Camera
M. Ilyin
Assistant Camera

Konstantin Urbetis
Costume Design
Mariya Zhukova
Costume Design
Nikolay Pechentsov
Makeup Artist
Nikolai Timartsev
Sound Director
Ivan Evteyev-Volskiy
Sound

Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer
Mikhail Karyakin
Set Decoration

Arnold Roytman
Conductor
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