The Steamroller and the Violin
| The Steamroller and the Violin | |
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| Directed by | Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Written by | Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Starring | Igor Fomchenko Vladimir Zamansky |
| Cinematography | Vadim Yusov |
| Edited by | Lyubov Butuzova |
| Music by | Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov |
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Running time | 46 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Steamroller and the Violin (Russian: Каток и скрипка, translit. Katok i skripka), is a 1961 featurette directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and from a screenplay written by Andrei Konchalovsky and Andrei Tarkovsky. The film tells the story of the unlikely friendship of Sasha (Igor Fomchenko), a little boy, and Sergey (Vladimir Zamansky), the operator of a steamroller. The film was Tarkovsky's diploma film at the State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), but was made at the Mosfilm studio.