The Stationmaster (Russian: Станционный смотритель, romanized: Stantsionny smotritel) is a 1972 drama film based on the 1831 short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin.
The film's themes include the sanctity of parental love and disappointments. Young Duniasha against her father's wishes leaves home with a young rake. The old man's life is destroyed and the daughter who disobeyed her parents is unhappy.
Cast
Nikolai Pastukhov as Samson Vyrin, the stationmaster
Marianna Kushnerova as Dunya, daughter of Samson Vyrin
Nikita Mikhalkov as Minsky, hussar
Valentina Ananina as brewer's wife
Anatoly Borisov as doctor