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Sergo Zakariadze | ... | Giorgi Makharashvili |
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Vladimir Privaltsev | ... | Nikiforov (as V. Privaltsev) |
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Aleksandr Nazarov | ... | Arkadi (as A. Nazarov) |
| Aleksandr Lebedev | ... | (as A. Lebedev) | |
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Yuri Drozdov | ... | Vova (as Yu. Drozdov) |
| Vladimir Kolokoltsev | ... | Grisha (as V. Kolokoltsev) | |
| Viktor Uralskiy | ... | Pachua (as V. Uralsky) | |
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Ketevan Bochorishvili | ... | Tamari, wife of Giorgi (as K. Bochorishvili) |
| Vladimir Pitsek | ... | (as V. Pitsek) | |
| Pyotr Lyubeshkin | ... | (as P. Lyubeshkin) | |
| Ivan Kosykh | ... | Akhmed (as I. Kosykh) | |
| Nikolai Barmin | ... | (as N. Barmin) | |
| Inna Vykhodtseva | ... | (as I. Vykhodtseva) | |
| Yelena Maksimova | ... | (as Ye. Maksimova) | |
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Roman Vildan | ... | (as R. Vildan) |
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During World War II, Georgy Makharashvili, an old peasant wine-grower, leaves his Georgian village and goes off to the front lines to find his son, a wounded soldier. But before the father can get to the hospital, the son has been sent back to the front. The father cannot go back to his village, so he accompanies the Soviet Army all the way to the final victory over Fascism in Berlin. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
Soviet UnionRelease Date:
4 November 1965 (Hungary) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by 'Aleksandr Aleksandrov'
Performed by 'Symphony Orchestra of Radio and Television of Georgia'
Conducting by 'Lile Kiladze'
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In 2013, colorized version of the film was shown on TV. See more »Soundtracks
The Sacred WarWritten by 'Aleksandr Aleksandrov'
Performed by 'Symphony Orchestra of Radio and Television of Georgia'
Conducting by 'Lile Kiladze'
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it is one of my childhood films.a masterpiece by Rezo Chkheidze. a kind of miracle because, after years and years, it remains fresh, touching and impressive. a father in search of his son. a long way. a cruel war. and expressions of deep humanity. it is brilliant demonstration of great acting and a wise script. it is work of an extraordinary director. in same measure, it is proof of a special Eastern manner to discover and transform reality. because the subject is the love. for son, motherland, grapes, values, faith and the large circles of hope. sure, it is not unique. many Soviet films presents the war in different manners. but it is different because its team has huge courage to explore the heart of war in a form who escapes by ideological rules. it can be an answer to "Ivanovo detstvo" but , if you know more about this part of world it is not complicate to discover the traces of Georgian measure of things and facts.in same measure, it can be a variant for Otets i syn by Sergei Potepalov. but, in fact, it is only itself. because Giorgi Maharashvili remains
the signature of order , soft, correct order in a time without sense and measure. and the old song is the strong proof for that.