True Friends (1954)

Original title

Верные друзья

Directed by

Mikhail Kalatozov

Genre

adventure film, comedy drama

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three old friends who rarely meet because of their busy jobs finally take a raft trip together down a river. They have a series of funny mishaps along the way and their friendship grows stronger.

nostalgiclightheartedwhimsicalwarmplayfulleisurelysentimental

What happens

True Friends (Russian: Верные друзья, romanized: Vernye druz'ya) is a 1954 Soviet adventure comedy-drama film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. The film tells the story of Alexander, Boris, and Vasily, three old friends who now barely see each other as they are busy with their professional lives. They embark on a long-planned voyage on a raft down the Yauza river, which turns into a series of comical accidents but also strengthens their friendship. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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