

A Spring for the Thirsty
1965 Directed by Yurii IllienkoA parable centering on an old man who lives a secluded life in the desert, alone with only his memories and photographs. His wellspring, once a source of joy and hope for thirsty passersby, is now rarely used. No longer able to find comfort in his memories, he turns all his photographs to face the walls.
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Dmytro Milyutenko
....................................................Levko Serdyuk

Larysa Kadochnykova
....................................................Solomiya
Feodosiya Lytvynenko
....................................................grandmother Chornukha

Gemma Firsova
....................................................Mariya

Nina Alisova
....................................................Paraska
Yevhen Baliyev
....................................................Maksym

Yurii Mazhuha
....................................................Petro
Director
...........................................................Yurii Illienko
Screenplay
...........................................................Ivan Drach
Music
...........................................................Leonid Hrabovskyi
Art Direction
...........................................................Pyotr Maksimenko
Anatoliy Mamontov
Editor
...........................................................Natalia Akayomova
Production Companies
...................................................Dovzhenko Film Studios
Production Countries
........................................................Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
....................................................Український
Genres
....................................................Drama
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