The Dawns Here are Quiet (1972)
"A zori zdes tikhie" (original title)

Based on the eponymous book by Boris Vasilyev, the film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII. In a beautiful and quiet wilderness far from the ... See full summary »

Director:

Stanislav Rostotsky

Writers:

Stanislav Rostotsky, Boris Vasilev

Stars:

Elena Drapeko, Ekaterina Markova, Olga Ostroumova

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elena Drapeko	...	Lisa Britschkina
Ekaterina Markova	...	Galja Chetvertak (as Ye. Markova)
Olga Ostroumova	...	Zhenja Komelkowa
Irina Shevchuk	...	Rita Osjanina
Irina Dolganova	...	Sonia Gurvich (as I. Dolganova)
Andrey Martynov	...	Vaskov
Lyudmila Zaytseva	...	Sergeant Kirjanowa
Alla Meshcheryakova	...	Maria Nikiforovna
Aleksey Chernov
Viktor Avdyushko
Yuriy Sorokin
Vladimir Ivashov	...	Brichkins' Guest
Nina Emelyanova	...	(as N. Emelyanova)
Kirill Stolyarov	...	Sergei
Boris Tokarev	...	Rita's husband

Storyline

Based on the eponymous book by Boris Vasilyev, the film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII. In a beautiful and quiet wilderness far from the front-line there is an anti-aircraft artillery point, where corporal Vaskov is stationed with a group of many young women in training. One of the women while sneaking from camp to visit her young son sees two German paratroopers. Vaskov takes five of the women to stop the two paratroopers, but finds sixteen paratroopers instead, leaving the small group of patriots to engage the enemy in an unequal fight.

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Plot Keywords:

swamp | forest | world war two | soviet army | soviet union | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian German

Release Date:

1972 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

The Dawns Here are Quiet

Filming Locations:

Karelia, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gorky Film Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

188 min 158 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as A zori zdes tikhie (2005)

User Reviews

my grandmom's favorite film

I saw this movie several times. First, I watched this movie when I was a kid. At that time it didn't say much to me. There isn't much war-film stuff in it: except for some air-raid attack-counter-attack scene at the beginning and several shots in the second part of the movie. Last time I watched the movie, I was more knowledgeable about WWII and conscious about the calamities it brought to my country. My grandmom's favorite movie, as my Dad says, "A zori zdes' tihije", conveys more than Soviet propaganda wanted it to do. This movie greatly explores people's lives and destinies in a war period. It asks with passion:"How can we live an everyday life in an extraordinary time, the war proves to be."