---
title: 'The Beginning (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gleb Panfilov'
released: '1970-10-12'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beginning-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066124/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Beginning (1970)

1970 · 86 min · Drama, Romance · Soviet Union

Original title: Начало

## Synopsis

The Beginning is a 1970 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Gleb Panfilov and starring Inna Churikova as Pasha, a factory worker and small-time actress whose life is transformed first by falling in love with Arkady, who she would later learn is married, and then by being offered the lead in a feature film about Joan of Arc.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gleb Panfilov](https://cinepixo.com/people/gleb-panfilov)
- **Screenplay:** [Gleb Panfilov](https://cinepixo.com/people/gleb-panfilov), [Yevgeny Gabrilovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/yevgeny-gabrilovich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vadim Bibergan](https://cinepixo.com/people/vadim-bibergan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dmitriy Dolinin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dmitriy-dolinin)

## Cast

- [Inna Churikova](https://cinepixo.com/people/inna-churikova)
- [Mikhail Kononov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-kononov)
- [Leonid Kuravlyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-kuravlyov)

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