Guerrilla Brigade (1942)
"Vsadniki" (original title)

Episodic story of the Russian resistance to the German invasion of the Ukraine in 1918 during World War 1, and made as an example of the guerrilla warfare and fierce spirit in which Russian... See full summary »

Director:

Igor Savchenko

Writers:

Yuri Yanovsky (novel), Vsevolod Pavlovsky (scenario)

Stars:

Lev Sverdlin, Pyotr Masokha, Viktor Arkasov

Cast

Cast overview:
Lev Sverdlin	...	Chubenko
Pyotr Masokha	...	Ivan (Vanya) Polovetz
Viktor Arkasov	...	(as V. Arkasov)
Vladimir Osvetsimsky	...	Gen. von Emelsdorf (as V. Osvitsimsky)
Stepan Shkurat	...	Yakim Nedolya
Mikhail Troyanovsky	...	Musi Polovetz
Nikolai Bratersky
Yelena Kuzmina	...	Oxana
G. Dolgov	...	Gurkovsky
G. Grajf	...	Col. Baron von Felsen
M. Rozin
Yu. Bantysh
Leonid Kmit	...	Miner Vasya
Nikolai Gorlov	...	Gurkovsky (as G. Govrov)
Nikolai Orlov	...	Major Puntsev (as N. Orlov)

Storyline

Episodic story of the Russian resistance to the German invasion of the Ukraine in 1918 during World War 1, and made as an example of the guerrilla warfare and fierce spirit in which Russian peasants were again resisting Teuton onslaughts in 1939. Highlights a small band of guerrillas and their battles using scythes, shotguns and, often, just clubs against the Kaiser's army in the Ukrainian forests.

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Plot Keywords:

german | invasion | shotgun | forest | resistance | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

13 April 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guerrilla Brigade

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kievskaya Kinostudiya (Kiev Film Studio)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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