Overview
A Russian village struggles through the German occupation during World War II in this tense drama from the Soviet Union. As the town doctor finds his home has been taken by German troops, his daughter becomes involved in the anti-Axis resistance, and his son -- confined to a mental hospital -- escapes to fight the invading armies.
Director and cast
- Vladimir Gremin as Ivan Talanov
- Olga Zhizneva as Anna Talanova
- Oleg Zhakov as Fyodor Talanov
- Lyudmila Glazova as Olga Talanova
- Zinaida Morskaya as Demidievna
- Lyudmila Shabalina as Aniska
- Valerian Valerskiy as Kolesnikov
- Vasili Vanin as Fayunin
- Grigoriy Shpigel as Kokoryshkin
- Svyatoslav Astafiev as Mosalskiy
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