We'll Live Till Monday

We'll Live Till Monday (, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. The film is about the life of an ordinary Moscow school with all its joys, problems and difficult choices in their lives of students and teachers. Plot History teacher Ilya Melnikov is familiar with both doubts and feelings of dissatisfaction. Though he is not always right, he fights, loves, and overcomes difficulties and doubts. Cast Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Ilya Semyonovich Melnikov — History Teacher Irina Pechernikova as Natalya Sergeevna Gorelova — English Language Teacher, former Melnikov's student Nina Menshikova as Svetlana Mikhailovna — Russian Language and Literature Teacher Mikhail Zimin as Nikolai Borisovich — School Principal Nadir Malishevsky as TV Show Host Dalvin Shcherbakov as Borya Rudnitsky, former Melnikov's student Olga Zhiznyeva as Melnikov's Mother Lyudmila Arkharova as Nadya Ogarysheva, pupil Valeriy Zubarev as Genka Shestopal, pupil Olga Ostroumova as Rita Cherkasova, pupil Igor Starygin as Kostya Batishchev, pupil Roza Grigoryeva as Sveta Demidova, pupil Yuri Chernov as Syromyatnikov, pupil Lyubov Sokolova as Levikova Arkadi Listarov as Vova Levikov, pupil Awards Soviet Screen Magazine Best 1968 film Golden Prize of 6th Moscow International Film Festival, 1969 USSR State Prize, 1970