When the Song Does Not End

When the Song Does Not End (Russian: Когда песня не кончается) is a 1965 Soviet musical film revue, directed by Roman Tikhomirov and produced by the Leningrad Film Studio.^[1] It features music by Andrey Petrov,^[2] Georgi Portnov, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Viktor Fyodorov, and Georgy Firtich. Among other things, it is notable for being Edita Piekha's screen début.^[3] The film features the first recording of Nikolai Kapustin's piece "Toccata", op.8.^[4]

When the Song Does Not End
Directed by	Roman Tikhomirov
Screenplay by	Anatoli Badkhen
Starring	Aleksandr Bronevitskiy Muslim Magomayev Georg Ots Edita Piekha Arkady Raykin Lyudmila Zykina
Music by	Andrey Petrov Georgi Portnov Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi Viktor Fyodorov Georgy Firtich
Release date	1965 (1965)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	USSR
Language	Russian

Synopsis

During the Leningrad summer music festival, a young police lieutenant falls in love with Svetlana, a beautiful singer. Meanwhile, reporters Kostya and Bob do their best to document the various musical performances.^[5]

Cast

• Aleksandr Bronevitskiy
• Muslim Magomayev^[6]
• Georg Ots
• Edita Piekha, as Svetlana
• Arkady Raykin
• Lyudmila Zykina