Tenderness for the Roaring Beast
Нежность к ревущему зверю
Based on the novel of the same name by A. Bakhvalov. The plot is based on a story-interview about the testing of the new strategic missile carrier Tu-22K and Tu-22M2/M3 (for well-known reasons, in close-ups, instead of them, the film shot the then less secret Tu-134 UBL - a combat training laboratory) and the tragic events associated with them, given to journalist Odintsov by test pilot Borovsky. Testing of a new jet aircraft, the psychology of human life, the problems and joys of life of pilots - all this is closely intertwined in the film. The heroes of the film - friends test pilots Dolotov and Sanin - have walked together all their lives. But it so happened that one of them, Dolotov, was once unfairly suspended from flying, while Sanin failed to protect and support his friend. Friends' paths diverged...
Cast
Antonina Leftiy
as Ирина
Aleksandr Anurov
as Vladimir Ivanovich
Igor Ledogorov
as Borovskiy
Sergei Ivanov
as Карауш
Yuri Krytenko
as Углин
Vsevolod Safonov
as Разумихин
Viktor Stepanenko
as Boris's acquaintance
Yuri Vizbor
as Odintsov
Gennadi Shkuratov
as Dolotov
Aleksandr Grave
as Соколов
Yuriy Sarantsev
as Козлевич
Pauls Butkevics
as Sanin
