Sporting Honour

{{Short description|1951 film by Vladimir Petrov}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Sporting Honour

| image = Sporting Honour.jpg

| caption =

| director = Vladimir Petrov

| producer =

| writer = Nikolay Erdman
Mikhail Volpin

| starring = Aleksei Gribov
Grigori Sergeyev
Margarita Lifanova

| music = Matvei Blanter

| cinematography = Yuli Kun
Mark Magidson
Vladimir Yakovlev

| editing = Klavdiya Moskvina

| studio = Mosfilm

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1951|06|11|df=yes}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = Soviet Union

| language = Russian

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Sporting Honour ({{langx|ru|Спортивная честь|}}) is a 1951 Soviet sports film directed by Vladimir Petrov and starring Aleksei Gribov, Grigori Sergeyev and Margarita Lifanova. It was awarded the Stalin Prize, although political objections had delayed its release.Freedman p.192

Plot

Worker of the Ural plant Vetlugin becomes a member of the Moscow football team 'Turbina'. Known to the whole country captain and center striker Vitaly Grinko is jealous of the newcomer and tries to discredit the simple-minded football player. The whole team takes the newcomer's side, criticizes the behavior of the captain, and in the game with the foreign team wins.

Cast

References

Bibliography

  • Freedman, John. Silence's roar: the life and drama of Nikolai Erdman. Mosaic Press, 1992.