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title: 'Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vladimir Menshov'
released: '1980-02-11'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/moscow-does-not-believe-in-tears-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079579/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

1980 · 140 min · Comedy, Romance · Soviet Union

Original title: Москва слезам не верит

## Synopsis

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears is a 1980 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leading roles were played by Vera Alentova and Aleksey Batalov. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981, one of three Soviet films to win the award.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vladimir Menshov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-menshov)
- **Screenplay:** [Vladimir Menshov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-menshov), [Valentin Chernykh](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentin-chernykh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sergey Nikitin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-nikitin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Igor Slabnevich](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-slabnevich)

## Cast

- [Vera Alentova](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-alentova)
- [Oleg Tabakov](https://cinepixo.com/people/oleg-tabakov)
- [Raisa Ryazanova](https://cinepixo.com/people/raisa-ryazanova)
- [Irina Muravyova](https://cinepixo.com/people/irina-muravyova)
- [Aleksey Batalov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksey-batalov)
- [Liya Akhedzhakova](https://cinepixo.com/people/liya-akhedzhakova)
- [Natalya Vavilova](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalya-vavilova)
- [Innokenty Smoktunovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/innokenty-smoktunovsky)
- [Leonid Vladimirovich Kharitonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-vladimirovich-kharitonov)

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