---
title: 'The Elder Son (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vitali Melnikov'
released: '1976-05-20'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-elder-son-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073743/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Elder Son (1976)

1976 · 132 min · Drama · Soviet Union

Original title: Старший сын

## Synopsis

The Elder Son is a 1976 Soviet two-part television drama film directed by Vitaly Melnikov based on the eponymous play by Alexander Vampilov.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vitali Melnikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitali-melnikov)
- **Screenplay:** [Vitali Melnikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitali-melnikov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sergei Rachmaninoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-rachmaninoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yury Veksler](https://cinepixo.com/people/yury-veksler)

## Cast

- [Svetlana Kryuchkova](https://cinepixo.com/people/svetlana-kryuchkova)
- [Nikolai Karachentsov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-karachentsov)
- [Yevgeny Leonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yevgeny-leonov)
- [Vladimir Izotov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-izotov)
- [Mikhail Boyarsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-boyarsky)
- [Natalya Yegorova](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalya-yegorova)

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