The Girl From Petrovka

1974 • 103 minutes

About this movie

Goldie Hawn, Hal Holbrook and Anthony Hopkins star in this touching and bittersweet story of forbidden romance. Joe (Hal Holbrook) is an American newspaperman on assignment in the Soviet Union when he falls for a beautiful Russian ballerina, Oktyabrina (Goldie Hawn). As their love for each other deepens and grows, the two find themselves pulled apart by KGB officials. Based on the celebrated novel by George Feifer, it's a compelling reminder of life behind the Iron Curtain.