Starling and Lyre

Original title: Скворец и Лира
Duration: 137 min
Release date: 1974-06-16
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Soviet intelligence spouses — Lyudmila ("Lyre") and Fyodor ("Starling") Grekov at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War are tasked with settling in Germany. Personnel intelligence officers with vast experience are successfully introduced into German society and begin to work actively. At the end of the war, during the bombing of Berlin, fate separates them, but then they will meet in the new Germany and continue their work.

Romance Thriller War Drama

Скворец и Лира

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Lyubov Orlova
Lyubov Orlova
as "Lyre"
Pyotr Velyaminov
Pyotr Velyaminov
as "Starling"
Mykola Hrynko
Mykola Hrynko
as "Uncle Vanya"
Boris Kordunov
Boris Kordunov
as Colonel Golubev
Boris Ivanov
Boris Ivanov
as Baron von Lampe
Boris Zajdenberg
Boris Zajdenberg
as General Cringely
Yuri Leonidov
Yuri Leonidov
as Arthur Opendorf
Viktor Burkhart
Viktor Burkhart
as Von Holbach
Varvara Soshalskaya
Varvara Soshalskaya
as Baroness von Schrovenhausen
Yuri Volkov
Yuri Volkov
as Jürgen
Rina Zelyonaya
Rina Zelyonaya
as Ursula
Galiks Kolchitskiy
Galiks Kolchitskiy
as General Leben
Rimma Markova
Rimma Markova
as Mrs. Leben
Yuri Stromov
Yuri Stromov
as Colonel Chandler
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
as Henrietta
Pavel Makhotin
Pavel Makhotin
as General
Jānis Grantiņš
Jānis Grantiņš
as Holy father
Viktor Shulgin
Viktor Shulgin
as Siegfried
Vladimir Gorelov
Vladimir Gorelov
as Menoret
Zoya Vasilkova
Zoya Vasilkova
as Lady at the baroness's reception
Georgi Tusuzov
Georgi Tusuzov
as American man
Zoya Stepanova
Zoya Stepanova
as Maid
Vyacheslav Gostinsky
Vyacheslav Gostinsky
as Doctor
Alla Budnitskaya
Alla Budnitskaya
as Else
Konstantin Tyrtov
Konstantin Tyrtov
as Member of the military Council
Aleksandr Shmelyov
Aleksandr Shmelyov
as Surgeon
Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigoriy Shpigel
as Doctor Stoeger
Yakov Lents
Yakov Lents
as Von Flittendorf
Yevgeny Gurov
Yevgeny Gurov
as Wilhelm
Natalya Gitserot
Natalya Gitserot
as Louise
Zoya Isaeva
Zoya Isaeva
as Lady at the baroness's reception
Nina Agapova
Nina Agapova
as Lady at the baroness's reception
Galina Mikeladze
Galina Mikeladze
as Lady at the baroness's reception
Yuri Gusev
Yuri Gusev
as Drunken lieutenant
Nikolai Nikitskiy
Nikolai Nikitskiy
as Industrialist
Leonid Obolensky
Leonid Obolensky
as Industrialist
Ella Nekrasova
Ella Nekrasova
as Mail worker
Zana Zanoni
Zana Zanoni
as Passenger (uncredited)
Lyubov Polishchuk
Lyubov Polishchuk
as Girl at the baroness's reception (uncredited)
Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori Aleksandrov
as General (uncredited)
Inga Budkevich
Inga Budkevich
as Society lady (uncredited)
Georgiy Petrovskiy
Georgiy Petrovskiy
as Industrialist (uncredited)
Viktor Filippov
Viktor Filippov
as Radioman (uncredited)
Viktor Markin
Viktor Markin
as Driver (uncredited)
Stanislav Korenev
Stanislav Korenev
as Radioman
Arkadi Tsinman
Arkadi Tsinman
as Industrialist (uncredited)
Emiliya Milton
Emiliya Milton
as Fortune teller
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