Underplayed Gems

It Happened in Penkovo (1958)

It Happened in Penkovo poster
Original title
Дело было в Пенькове
Directed by
Stanislav Rostotsky
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A love triangle unfolds in a small farming village. A young woman gets caught between a charismatic but reckless man and a more stable suitor.

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What happens

It Happened in Penkovo (Russian: Дело было в Пенькове, translit. Delo bylo v Penkove) is a 1958 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. Film based on the novel of Sergey Antonov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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