The Young Guard (1949)
"Molodaya gvardiya" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergei Gerasimov

Writers:

Aleksandr Fadeyev (novel), Sergei Gerasimov

Stars:

Vladimir Ivanov, Inna Makarova, Nonna Mordyukova

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vladimir Ivanov	...	Oleg Koshevoi
Inna Makarova	...	Lyubov Shertsova
Nonna Mordyukova	...	Uliana Gromova
Sergei Gurzo	...	Sergei Gavrilovich Tyulenin
Lyudmila Shagalova	...	Valeriya Borts
Gleb Romanov	...	Ivan Turkenich
Boris Bityukov	...	Ivan Zemnukhov
Guguli Mgeladze	...	Jora Artyunantz
G. Gorin	...	Viktor Petrov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov	...	Vladimir Osmukhin
Klara Luchko	...	Marina
Georgiy Yumatov	...	Popov
Tamara Makarova	...	Oleg's Mother
Viktor Khokhryakov	...	Commander Protzenko
Sergey Bondarchuk	...	Comrade Valko

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

24 December 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Young Guard

Filming Locations:

Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo, Moscow, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gorky Film Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

189 min 160 min (1964 revision)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally "Molodaya Gvardiya" was produced by Sergei Gerasimov on stage at the Moscow Film-actor's Theater in1944-1945. In 1945 Gerasimov took his cast to the city of Krasnodon, where the historic resistance took place during WWII. During the film production actors were living with the families of the teens, that were arrested and killed by the Nazis.

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Connections

Featured in Zhizn odna... (1987)

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