Meet Baluyev!

{{short description|1963 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Meet Baluyev!

| image = Meet Baluyev.jpg

| caption =

| director = Victor Komissarjevski

| producer = I. Goldin

| writer = Vadim Kozhevnikov

| starring = Ivan Pereverzev

| music = Vladlen Chistyakov

| cinematography = Veniamin Levitin
Dmitry Meskhiev

| editing = Zinaida Sheineman

| studio = Lenfilm

| released = {{Film date|1963|07|07|df=y}}

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = Soviet Union

| language = Russian

}}

Meet Baluyev! ({{langx|ru|Знакомьтесь, Балуев!}}, translit. Znakomtes, Baluyev!) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Victor Komissarjevski and based on a 1960 novel by Vadim Kozhevnikov. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1963 |title=3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963) |accessdate=25 November 2012 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116210707/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1963 |archivedate=16 January 2013 }}

Plot

Set in the 1960s, the film follows Pavel Gavrilovich Baluyev, the head of a construction site for a major gas pipeline. Baluyev decides to deviate from the approved project and lay the pipeline directly through a swamp, prioritizing efficiency over protocol. In addition to his primary responsibilities as a manager and leader, Baluyev actively engages in mentoring and educating his subordinates.

Cast

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