The “Missing Expedition,” in which the actors played roles in harsh weather conditions, is the common name for the dilogy of director Veniamin Dorman. The feature film tells the audience about the adventures of gold miners in Siberia. Script writers - Isai Kuznetsov and Avenir Zak. The literary idea is presented by two full-length films: "The Missing Expedition" and "Golden River". The first film was released in 1975.
Actors from the “Missing Expedition”
The right selection of artists is half the success of the picture. Who starred in the adventure tape? Nikolai Grinko played the main role of Professor Smelkov; Vakhtang Kikabidze - the role of Arsen, assistant; Evgenia Simonova - a professor's daughter named Tasya; Shevkunenko Sergey - Mitku; Alexander Kaydanovsky - the role of officer Zimin.
In addition, Daniil Sagal, Yuri Kayurov, Vadim Zakharchenko, Lev Prygunov, Victor Sergachev and others starred in the film. The actors and the roles of the “Missing Expedition” are the decision of the director of the film after lengthy auditions and negotiations with the artists. Some of the alleged applicants could not take part due to a busy work schedule, others - for family reasons. Someone did not want to act in terrible taiga conditions.
Plot of the film
In 1918, when the flame of the revolution began to subside, the young country was trying to overcome the devastation. An expedition is sent from Petrograd to discover gold deposits. The commissar and professor, who arrived in the taiga on the Ardybash River, put together a group of gold miners from among local residents, since the government is not able to provide them with the required number of workers. So, they go in search of gold: Professor Smelkov, his daughter Tasia, party worker Arsen, still very young Mitya, a former White Guard officer Zimin and a Red Army soldier named Kumanin. Each hero has his own goals, but they go one way, through the taiga.
Grinko Nikolay
Born May 22, 1920 N.G. Grinko, wanted to be an actor since childhood. But WWII intervened in grandiose plans, in which the future artist had to take part. Since 1946, Nikolai has been playing in the drama theaters of Zaporozhye and Uzhgorod. In 1955 he was an actor and artistic director of the Kiev pop orchestra. Since 1963, he is an actor in a film studio to them. A. Dovzhenko. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. Passed away in 1989.
It is interesting to note that the voice of the actor from the “Missing Expedition” was high and rather peculiar, so another person sometimes voiced his character. In the war, Grinko was a gunner-radio operator on bomber aircraft.
Evgenia Simonova
E.P. Simonova was born on June 1, 1955 in Leningrad. The actress from the “Missing Expedition” attended a music school at Gnesinka, was engaged in equestrian sports and choreography. To think about becoming a student at a theater institute, she thought closer to completing her studies at school. She did not enter the Moscow Art Theater, as she “fell asleep” at the entrance exams, but she was accepted to the Shchukin School .
In the movie, the young actress made her debut in the 1st year. In 1973, she took part in the movie "Only Old Men Go to Battle", where she got the image of Masha Popova. Despite the modesty of the role, Zhenya was remembered by the audience. Eugenia continues her career in film and TV. She is a leading actress of the theater. Mayakovsky.
Alexander Kaydanovsky
A.L. Kaydanovsky was born on July 23, 1946 in Rostov-on-Don. His father was an engineer. Parents divorced, Sasha stayed with dad, who had another woman. With incomplete secondary education, Alexander enters the Dnepropetrovsk Welding College. There he studied for only a year, dropped out and submitted documents to the Rostov School of Arts. He graduated from the new university in 1965. In the same year, Kaydanovsky came to Moscow. In the capital, he enters the Moscow Art Theater, but changes him to them. Schukin, where he begins his career in cinema.
In his second year, an actor from The Missing Expedition starred in an episode in the movie Mysterious Wall. In the same 1967, he was given a role in the dramatic film "Anna Karenina." In 1968, he starred in the film "First Love." Later, the actor was taken to the theater. Vakhtangov. Passed away in 1995.