The Goalkeeper (1936 film) explained

The Goalkeeper
Native Name:	ru|Вратарь
Producer:	Igor Chernyak
Music:	Isaak Dunayevsky
Runtime:	75 min.
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Russian
Studio:	Lenfilm

The Goalkeeper (ru|Вратарь|Vratar) is a 1936 Soviet sports-musical comedy film^[1] directed by Semyon Timoshenko.^{[2] [3] [4]} The screen version of novel by Lev Kassil, one of the first literary works about sport in the USSR.^[5]

Plot

The film tells the story of a simple young man, Anton Kandidov. Initially working in agriculture, he ferries watermelons across the Volga River by boat. Impressed by his agility in catching and loading watermelons, someone suggests he could become a goalkeeper and play football. Anton decides to follow this advice.

Players from the Moscow factory football team "Hydro-Air" notice Anton's skills while returning from a trip and invite him to join their team as a goalkeeper. Soon, Anton becomes known as the best goalkeeper in Moscow, and the fame goes to his head.

Neglecting his duties at the factory, Anton reacts poorly to criticism from his colleagues and quits "Hydro-Air" to join their rivals, "Torpedo." During a match between the two teams, Anton concedes an early goal and resorts to unsportsmanlike conduct, leading to his expulsion from the field by the referee.

With the help of his teammates, Anton realizes his mistakes and returns to "Hydro-Air." Later, an international team, the "Black Buffalos," arrives in the Soviet Union for a match. Representing the USSR team, Anton valiantly defends the goal. In the final moments of the game, the "Black Buffalos" are awarded a penalty kick, but Anton not only saves it but also sprints to the opposing goal and scores the winning goal.^[6]

Cast

• as Anton Kandidov^[7]
• Tatyana Guretskaya as Grusha
• Lyudmila Glazova as Nastya, lab technician
• Anatoliy Goryunov as Karasik, an engineer
• Valeri Solovtsov as Bukhvostov, captain of 'Gidraer' football club
• Yakov Gudkin as Foma, 'Gidraer' inside forward
• Vladimir Kryuger as Tsvetochkin, captain of FC 'Torpedo'
• German Erazmus as Redhead, 'Torpedo' inside forward
• Fyodor Kurikhin as 'Gidraer' supporter^[8]
• Konstantin Shchegotsky, Anton Idzkovsky, Makar Goncharenko as cameo^[9]

See also

• Goalkeeper of the Galaxy
• 1936 Soviet Cup

Notes and References

1. https://iz.ru/760068/2018-06-26/kinopokazy-ob-istorii-sozdaniia-fifa-proidut-pod-otkrytym-nebom-v-kazani Кинопоказы об истории создания FIFA пройдут под открытым небом в Казани
2. https://www.metronews.ru/novosti/peterbourg/reviews/vse-filmy-o-futbole-sobrali-v-odnoy-knige-1433271/ Все фильмы о футболе собрали в одной книге
3. https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2018-07-09/v-fanzone-na-vasilievskom-ustroyat-kinomarafon В фан-зоне на Васильевском устроят киномарафон
4. https://worldcup2018.tass.ru/articles/5334034 Что ждет гостей ЧМ-2018 29 июня
5. http://www.proficinema.ru/questions-problems/articles/detail.php?ID=248757 Сборная фильмов по футболу: 11 основных игроков и несколько в запасе
6. (ru)Легендарный вратарь Николай Трусевич: в жизни и воспоминаниях, Я — одессит, 06.06.2022
7. http://www.interfax-russia.ru/NorthWest/news.asp?sec=1671&id=948174 В фан-зоне на Васильевском острове Петербурга покажут советские фильмы
8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028473/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Вратарь (1936) Full Cast & Crew
9. Web site: Старая, старая сказка. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111010/http://pressing.net.ua/Persony/Stati/1704840071/Staraya-staraya-skazka. live. 2016-03-04.