Goodbye, Boys (Russian: До свидания, мальчики!) is a 1964 Soviet war drama film directed by Mikhail Kalik. The film was based on Boris Balter's short fiction Goodbye, Boys published in 1962.
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Plot
The film is a coming-of-age account of three boys who live in a seaside city, constantly looking at people who relax on the beach, talk about friendship, love and life in general, which will soon change dramatically with the onset of World War II.
Limited release
Although the film was made in 1964, it only got a limited release in 1966, before being withdrawn over its perceived "pessimism". The film was not again released until the early 1990s, after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Cast
Natalya Bogunova as Inna
Yevgeny Steblov as Volodya Belov (as Ye. Steblov)
Anna Rodionova as Katya
Nikolay Dostal as Sashka Krigger
Victoria Fyodorova as Zhenya
Mikhail Kononov as Viktor Anikin
Angelina Stepanova as Nadezhda Belova, Volodya's mother
Yefim Kopelyan as The Sheet Metal Worker
Nikolay Grabbe as Political commissar