A Member of the Firing Squad (1969)

The action takes place in Greece after the 1967 military coup. Soldier Vangelis receives a leave of absence out of turn. But this day, received for participating in the execution of a ... See full summary »

Director:

Manos Zacharias (as Manos Zakharias)

Writers:

Giorgos Sevastikoglou (story) (as G. Sevastikoglu), Oleg Stukalov

Stars:

Evgeniy Kindinov, Mariya Vandova, Viktor Sotsky-Voinicescu

Cast

Credited cast:
Evgeniy Kindinov	...	Vangelis
Mariya Vandova	...	Mariya
Viktor Sotsky-Voinicescu	...	Dimitris
Georgiy Burkov	...	Nikos
Sergey Shakurov	...	Tony
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Garnik Arazyan	...	The Seaman
Sotiros Belevendis	...	Sotirchos
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan	...	The Sergeant
Viktor Fainleib	...	Part-bit
Yuriy Gorobets	...	The Priest (voice)
Leonid Kanevskiy	...	Mr. Andreas
Boris Klyuev	...	The Patrolman
Flora Nersesova	...	The Girl with a Cigar
Svetlana Orlova	...	Eleni
Irina Paikina	...	Margarita

Storyline

The action takes place in Greece after the 1967 military coup. Soldier Vangelis receives a leave of absence out of turn. But this day, received for participating in the execution of a communist, he does not know what to do with it. Fleeing a patrol after a street fight, Vangelis takes refuge with his girlfriend. Their meeting is full of bitterness, the confession of a punitive soldier is painful. In the morning, the hero will give himself the opportunity to be arrested, but he will not be submissive as he was yesterday.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

4 August 1969 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

Punisher

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Black and White