The Young Guard
1948 · Movie · 189 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
The film is set in the city of Krasnodon in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Russia. Local teenagers are organizing the underground resistance. The teens manage to outsmart the Nazis in their fight. They blow up the Nazi recruitment offices. Their activity lifts the spirits of the surviving citizens. They organize other school-friends in the groups of five to help the citizens in their struggle for survival. Their courage helps many others to survive.
Direction Sergei Gerasimov
Cast Vladimir Ivanov · Inna Makarova · Nonna Mordyukova · Sergei Gurzo · Boris Bityukov · Lyudmila Shagalova · Guguli Mgeladze · Vyacheslav Tikhonov · Klara Luchko · Viktor Khokhryakov · Georgiy Yumatov · Tamara Makarova · Sergei Bondarchuk
Soundtrack Dmitri Shostakovich
Screenplay Sergei Gerasimov · Aleksandr Fadeyev
Cinematography Vladimir Rapoport
Original title Molodaya Gvardiya
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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