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 ...
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Sergey Bondarchuk | ... | Andrei Sokolov | |
| Pavel Boriskin | ... | Vanja (as Pavlik Boriskin) | |
| Zinaida Kirienko | ... | Irina Sokolova | |
| Pavel Volkov | ... | Ivan Timofeyevich | |
| Yuri Averin | ... | Muller (as Yu. Averin) | |
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Kirill Alekseyev | ... | German Major |
| Pavel Vinnikov | |||
| Evgeniy Teterin | |||
| Anatoli Chemodurov | |||
| Lev Borisov | |||
| Georgi Shapovalov | |||
| Aleksandr Novikov | ... | (as A. Novikov) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Nikolai Aparin | ... | Captive in the church (as N. Aparin) |
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Vyacheslav Berezko | ... | (as V. Beryozko) |
| Vladimir Ivanov | |||
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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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Country:
Soviet UnionRelease Date:
12 April 1959 (Poland) See more »Also Known As:
Fate of a Man See more »Filming Locations:
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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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The DVD release was not authorized Inside the former USSR countries. See more »Goofs
When the lead character steals the Nazi car, in broad daylight, a owl echo sounds. See more »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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