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Fate of a Man (1959)
Sudba cheloveka (original title)

103 min  -  Biography | Drama | War   -  23 October 1959 (Finland)
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The story of a man (Andrey Sokolov) whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village... See full summary »

Director:

Sergey Bondarchuk

Writers:

Yuri Lukin, Fyodor Shakhmagonov, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Sergey Bondarchuk, Pavel Boriskin and Zinaida Kirienko
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Cast

Credited cast:
Sergey Bondarchuk Sergey Bondarchuk ...
Sokolov
Pavel Boriskin Pavel Boriskin ...
Vanja (as Pavlik Boriskin)
Zinaida Kirienko Zinaida Kirienko ...
Irina
Pavel Volkov Pavel Volkov ...
Ivan
Yuri Averin Yuri Averin ...
Muller (as Yu. Averin)
Kirill Alekseyev Kirill Alekseyev ...
German Major
Pavel Vinnikov Pavel Vinnikov
Yevgeni Teterin Yevgeni Teterin
Anatoli Chemodurov Anatoli Chemodurov
Lev Borisov Lev Borisov
Georgi Shapovalov Georgi Shapovalov
A. Novikov A. Novikov
Anatoli Kuznetsov Anatoli Kuznetsov
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nikolai Aparin Nikolai Aparin
V. Beryozko V. Beryozko
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The story of a man (Andrey Sokolov) whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory... Written by Boris Shafir <shafir@hsi.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prisoner Of War | World War Two | Based On Novel

Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian | German

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Also Known As:

Судьба человека See more »

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Mosfilm See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White
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Quotes

Sokolov: [Snaps to attention] Prisoner Sokolov reporting as ordered.
Muller: So four cubic meters is too much to quarry, eh?
Sokolov: It is, Commandant, far too much.
Muller: And you need only one cubic meter for your grave, right?
Sokolov: Yes, that's quite enough for a grave. Even there'd be room to spare.
Muller: I'm going to do you a great honor. I'll shoot you with my own pistol.
[Gesturing with his gun]
Muller: Let's go into the yard.
Sokolov: Whatever you say.
[Turns sharply about face]
[...]
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