---
title: 'Vertical (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stanislav Govorukhin'
released: '1966-12-30'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/vertical-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182512/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Vertical (1966)

1966 · 73 min · Action, Adventure · Soviet Union

Original title: Вертикаль

## Synopsis

Vertical is a 1967 Soviet sports action adventure film directed by Stanislav Govorukhin and Boris Durov. With 32.8 million viewers it became one of the 1967 Soviet box office leaders. The film was a directorial debut for both Govorukhin and Durov. It was also the first movie where Vladimir Vysotsky worked as a composer and songwriter. His songs became extremely popular, they were immediately released on the extended play and gave a start to his musical career.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Vysotsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-vysotsky), [Sofia Gubaidulina](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofia-gubaidulina)
- **Director:** [Stanislav Govorukhin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanislav-govorukhin), [Boris Durov](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-durov)
- **Screenplay:** [Sergei Tarasov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-tarasov), [Mykola Rasheiev](https://cinepixo.com/people/mykola-rasheiev)

## Cast

- [Aleksandr Fadeyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-fadeyev)
- [Larisa Luzhina](https://cinepixo.com/people/larisa-luzhina)
- [Margarita Kosheleva](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarita-kosheleva)
- [Gennadi Voropayev](https://cinepixo.com/people/gennadi-voropayev)
- [Vladimir Vysotsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-vysotsky)
- [Bukhuti Zaqariadze](https://cinepixo.com/people/bukhuti-zaqariadze)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/vertical-1966
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