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

189 min  -  Drama | War  -   24 December 1949 (USA)
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The film is set in the city of Krasnodon in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Russia. Local teenagers are organizing the underground resistance... See full summary »

Director:

Sergei Gerasimov
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Cast

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

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Based On Novel

Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Молодая гвардия See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gorky Film Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (1964 revision)  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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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. See more »

Connections

Featured in Zhizn odna... (1987) See more »