
Once There Was a Girl 1944
Overview
Woven around the daily lives of two children, nine-year-old Nastenka and five-year-old Katia, this is a story of the 17 months' siege of Leningrad and of the people and families shattered by the war, their homes bombed and destroyed, their lives in a constant anticipation of the advancing German army and air raids.
Director: Viktor Eisymont
Cast

Nina Ivanova
Nastenka

Natalya Zashchipina
Katya

Ada Vojtsik
Nastenka's Mother

Vera Altayskaya
Katya's Mother

Lidiya Shtykan
Tonya

Aleksandr Larikov
Makar Ivanovich

Nikolai Korn
Nastenka's Father

Maria Samoilova