Nine Days of One Year
1962 · Movie · 109 min · ★ 6.7 · 86% critics
Set in the Soviet scientific community, Nine Days of One Year follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. As radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and personal relationships intersect, the film offers a thoughtful, human portrait of scientists confronting the risks of progress and the choices that define their lives.
Also known as 9 Days of One Year · Nine Days in One Year
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Streaming on The Criterion Channel and TCM.
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Details
- Original title
- Девять дней одного года
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-03-05
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (31 votes)
Themes
- marriage crisis
- dysfunctional marriage
- scientist
- nuclear
- romantic rival
Awards & recognition
- Best Film of the Year (Soviet Screen)
Cast & crew
Aleksey Batalov
as Dmitri Gusev
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
as Ilya Kulikov
Tatyana Lavrova
as Lyolya
Mikhail Kozakov
as Valery Ivanovich
Nikolai Plotnikov
as Professor Sintsov
Sergei Blinnikov
as Butov
Evgeniy Evstigneev
as Nikolai Ivanovich
Valentin Nikulin
as young physicist
Pavel Shpringfeld
as physicist
Lyusyena Ovchinnikova
as Nura, Gusev's younger sister
Directed by Mikhail Romm