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The Young Guard 1948 Directed by Sergei Gerasimov Молодая гвардия

In 1942, local teenagers are organizing the underground resistance in the city of Krasnodon during the Nazi occupation of Russia. The teens manage to outsmart the Nazis in their fight, and their activity lifts the spirits of the surviving citizens.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company Gorky Film Studios
Release Date 11 October 1948
189 mins
Cast
Vladimir Ivanov
Vladimir Ivanov Oleg Koshevoi
Inna Makarova
Inna Makarova Lyubov Shertsova
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova Uliana Gromova
Sergei Gurzo
Sergei Gurzo Sergei Gavrilovich Tyulenin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov Vladimir Osmukhin
Klara Luchko
Klara Luchko Marina
Georgiy Yumatov
Georgiy Yumatov Popov
Tamara Makarova
Tamara Makarova Oleg's Mother
Viktor Khokhryakov
Viktor Khokhryakov Commander Protzenko
Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigoriy Shpigel Fenbong
Yevgeni Morgunov
Yevgeni Morgunov Pocheptsov
Sergey Bondarchuk
Sergey Bondarchuk Comrade Valko
Andrey Puntus
Andrey Puntus
Yevgeni Teterin
Yevgeni Teterin The Nazi Lieutenant
Aleksandra Panova
Aleksandra Panova Yefrosinya Shevtsova
Leonid Blokh
Leonid Blokh german officer
Yelena Anufriyeva
Yelena Anufriyeva Grandmother Vera
Vladimir Uralskiy
Vladimir Uralskiy Gromova's father
Crew
Director
Sergei Gerasimov
Sergei Gerasimov
Writer
Sergei Gerasimov
Sergei Gerasimov
Cinematography
Vladimir Rapoport
Vladimir Rapoport
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Writer
Aleksandr Fadeyev
Aleksandr Fadeyev