Nine Days of One Year

(1962)Directed by Mikhail Romm109 minDrama

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.

Aleksey Batalovas Dmitri Gusev
Tatyana Lavrovaas Lyolya
Mikhail Kozakovas Valery Ivanovich
Nikolai Plotnikovas Professor Sintsov
Evgeniy Evstigneevas Nikolai Ivanovich
Valentin Nikulinas young physicist
Pavel Shpringfeldas physicist
Lyusyena Ovchinnikovaas Nura, Gusev's younger sister
Andrey Smirnovas tall bearded physicist
Yevgeni Teterinas Surgeon
Zinoviy Gerdtas Narrator (voice)
Viktor Lazarevas Guest at the wedding