Старший сын (1975): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1975, Старший сын is a drama film directed by Vitali Melnikov, running about 140 minutes.

What it’s about. Two students are late for the last commuter train and have to spend a night in a strange town. They rack their brains about where to find shelter and quite by chance they overhear a talk between father and son. The son is an adolescent who is head over heels in love with a girl several years his senior. He is living through the first drama of his life though his love is just puppy love. Then, being resourceful fellows, they think of a plan to pass one of them for the elder son of this family. The reason they give for his unexpected arrival is that he is a child of the father's long-forsaken love. They presume this cock-and-bull story will come off, and right they are!

Who’s in it. Старший сын stars Evgeni Leonov as Andrei Grigorievich Sarafanov, Natalya Yegorova as Nina Sarafanova, Nikolai Karachentsov as Vladimir Petrovich Busygin and Mikhail Boyarskiy as Semyon Paramonovich Sevastiyanov, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Старший сын has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Старший сын page.

If you liked it. Fans of Старший сын tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.