Very often, the success of a film is determined by the actors. "The Republic of SKID" is a film that was no exception to this rule. In addition to an interesting storyline, original cinema music pleases the viewer with amazing performance and one hundred percent immersion in the image of all those who appeared on the screen even in small scenes and individual episodes. Thanks to this, the film has become a real classic, some of its phrases have spread into quotes, and watching this work of the distant 1966 now, as then, is a pleasure.
Lead actor
When preparing the filming, the director decided that famous and talented Soviet actors should be removed. “The Republic of SKID” is a story about a school for street children who were sent to this pedagogical institution for re-education. The plot was based on the autobiographical memoirs of two pupils of this school. Of course, the image of its director, to which the Republic of ShKID owes its appearance, was of great importance. Sergei Jurassic, an outstanding Soviet actor, played this role.
Since the 1960s, he has been a leading performer in the famous Tovstonogovskoy troupe. In addition to this work, his most famous role is the embodiment on the screen of the famous literary character Ostap Bender. Since the 1970s, he played and worked in the Moscow theater.
The main female role
The second most important image in the film is a teacher of the German language at the school, which was called the “Republic of SKID”. Julia Burygina brilliantly played this role. The actress graduated from Shchepkina College, then worked at the Maly Theater. She played in several successful adaptations of Russian classical literature. In addition, the artist took part in several films of her theater. She also worked on the radio, voicing the reading of the story. In the film under consideration, Burygina was very convincing: her strict, restrained, unperturbed, intelligent teacher fit perfectly into the surroundings of the picture.
Pavel Luspekaev
One of the most colorful characters in the movie was a gymnastics teacher. This tall, laconic man, who is used to communicating with foster children more by force than by words, liked the audience with his good-natured humor. This once again proves the fact that the success of the picture was largely determined by the actors. “The Republic of SKID” is a detailed narrative about the re-education of difficult children, and not the least role was played by the mentioned teacher in the magnificent performance of Pavel Luspekaev.
He graduated from the theater school. Schepkina. The main part of his life was spent in Leningrad. His filmography is not very large, but there is work in it, thanks to which the whole country recognized and loved the actor. We are talking about the painting "The White Sun of the Desert" in which he played one of his most famous roles. In addition, we should mention its embodiment on the screen of the image of Nozdryov from a television play.
Alexander Kavalerov
The film was successful largely due to the fact that children actors played their roles very well. "The Republic of SKID" is a picture that tells primarily about the change in children's consciousness and the formation of personality. Most of all, the audience, of course, remembered the hero Kostya Fedotov, nicknamed "Mommy." His role was brilliantly performed by Alexander Kavalerov. He began his career in childhood with the performance of songs on the stage. Then the boy starred in several episodes while studying at school.
"The Republic of SKID" is the film that defined his career. After filming, other directors began to invite him to their projects. He starred in many films, but such a resounding success as Mommy, none of his on-screen heroes had.
Leo Weinstein
This Soviet actor worked at the Sovremennik Theater. He starred in several films that are still popular with viewers. One of them is a military film about dive bomber pilots . In this picture, the actor played the main role - the navigator.
"Republic of SKID" is a film that, perhaps, brought him the greatest popularity. In it, he embodied the image of one of the street children, whom everyone called Yankel. According to the plot, it was one of the leaders of schoolchildren, and Weinstein was especially convincing in this image.
Anatoly Podshivalov
He played another homeless kid named Gypsies. The actor graduated from the studio at the theater. Gorky, then was accepted into the troupe.
In addition to the mentioned role, he is also known to the mass audience for his other works. Among them - a vivid image of the lieutenant of militia in the comedy "Ivan Vasilievich is changing his profession." His colorful appearance made him a fairly recognizable and sought-after actor.
So, all the performers of the mentioned film fit very well into their images, and it was thanks to their magnificent play that the picture became a real classic of Soviet cinema.