---
title: 'They Were the First (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yuri Yegorov'
released: '1956-05-15'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-were-the-first-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049574/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# They Were the First (1956)

1956 · 95 min · Drama, War · Soviet Union

Original title: Они были первыми

## Synopsis

They Were the First is a Soviet full-length black-and-white film, staged at the Moscow Gorky Film Studio in 1956, directed by Yuri Yegorov. At the heart of the script is the play by Józef Printsev.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yuri Yegorov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-yegorov)
- **Screenplay:** [Yuri Yegorov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-yegorov), [Yuzef Printsev](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuzef-printsev)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Fradkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-fradkin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Igor Shatrov](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-shatrov)

## Cast

- [Liliana Alyoshnikova](https://cinepixo.com/people/liliana-alyoshnikova)
- [Mikhail Kondratyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-kondratyev)
- [Mark Bernes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-bernes)
- [Mikhail Ulyanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-ulyanov)
- [Georgi Yumatov](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgi-yumatov)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-were-the-first-1956
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