The Beginning of the Legend (1977) featured a cast of 20 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (18%) are still alive today and 14 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Larisa Luzhina, age 87. This film starred Larisa Luzhina and Georgi Burkov.
18% still with us· verified cast15% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 18% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 69.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast20 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larisa Luzhina Anna Timofeyevna | Anna Timofeyevna | Living | 04/03/1939 | 87 | — | 38 |
 Georgi Burkov Aleksei Ivanovich | Aleksei Ivanovich | Deceased | 31/05/1933 | 57 | 19/07/1990 | 44 |
Oleg Orlov Yura | Yura | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Svetlana Ponomaryova Nastya | Nastya | Deceased | 30/08/1966 | 45 | 02/08/2012 | 11 |
 Maya Bulgakova Kseniya Gerasimovna | Kseniya Gerasimovna | Deceased | 19/05/1932 | 62 | 07/10/1994 | 45 |
 Vilnis Bekeris Albert | Albert | Living | 24/09/1944 | 82 | — | 33 |
 Boris Grigorev Dronov | Dronov | Deceased | 26/10/1935 | 76 | 08/08/2012 | 42 |
Sergei Novikov Valya | Valya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aleksandr Kavalerov polizei-translator | polizei-translator | Deceased | 10/07/1951 | 62 | 17/06/2014 | 26 |
 Vladimir Gusev pilot | pilot | Deceased | 23/02/1933 | 78 | 07/02/2012 | 44 |
 Yuriy Grigorev pilot | pilot | Living | 23/06/1955 | 71 | — | 22 |
 Afanasi Kochetkov Kuzma | Kuzma | Deceased | 09/03/1930 | 74 | 24/07/2004 | 47 |
 Natalya Velichko Nastya's mother | Nastya's mother | Deceased | 04/05/1941 | 81 | 21/05/2022 | 36 |
 Vera Altayskaya villager | villager | Deceased | 21/05/1919 | 59 | 28/12/1978 | 58 |
 Tatyana Gavrilova station attendant | station attendant | Deceased | 05/05/1939 | 61 | 15/10/2000 | 38 |
Zinaida Yarosh Zoya | Zoya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aleksey Krychenkov military instructor | military instructor | Deceased | 23/02/1942 | 83 | 28/04/2025 | 35 |
 German Poloskov Nastya's father | Nastya's father | Deceased | 23/02/1940 | 83 | 12/06/2023 | 37 |
 Ervin Knausmyuller german officer | german officer | Deceased | 31/01/1912 | 87 | 04/01/2000 | 65 |
 Yuri Potyomkin polizei | polizei | Deceased | 26/01/1947 | 70 | 08/10/2017 | 30 |