Molodaya gvardiya (1948)

Director:

Sergei Gerasimov

Writers:

Aleksandr Fadeyev (novel)
Sergei Gerasimov (writer)

Release Date:

24 December 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

The film is set in the city of Krasnodon in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Russia. Local teenagers are organizing the underground resistance...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Молодая гвардия (Soviet Union: Russian title)
The Young Guard (USA)

Runtime:

189 min | 160 min (1964 revision) | USA:135 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo, Moscow, Russia

Company:

Gorky Film Studios

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Zhizn odna... (1987)