The Lark
1964 · 1h 31m · N/A
Action, Drama, War
Directed by
Nikita Kurikhin
,
Leonid Menaker
Overview
Russian prisoners of war commandeer a tank and lead the Nazis on a cross-country chase in this World War II adventure drama. The Russians use their own tanks so the Nazis can use them as target practice to test a new anti-tank weapon. Knowing that death is near, the brave Russians run amok and tear down German monuments before heading out to a field where female slave laborers are working.
Director and cast
- Nikita Kurikhin Director
- Leonid Menaker Director
- Vyacheslav Gurenkov as Ivan
- Gennadiy Yukhtin as Pyotr
- Valeriy Pogoreltsev as Alyosha
- Valentīns Skulme as Jean Peugeot
- Bruno O'Ya as Obersturmbannfuhrer
- Ervin Abel as Sturmbannfuhrer Karl
- Žanis Katlaps as German Colonel
- Heino Mandri as Standartenfuhrer
- Gunars Placens as German Soldier
- Olev Tinn as Military Engineer
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