Underplayed Gems

True Friends (1954)

True Friends poster
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
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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.

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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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