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... А зори здесь тихие / directed by Stanislav Rostotsky.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Drama.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Women soldiers--Russia (Federation)--Karelia--Drama.
- Women soldiers.
- Soviet Union--Armed Forces--Women--Drama.
- Soviet Union.
- Genre:
- War films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Historical films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (158 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Dawns here are quiet
- A zori zdes tikhie
- Place of Publication:
- Moscow, Russia : Ruscico, 1972.
- Language Note:
- In Russian.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The action takes place during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Russian Karelia, the autumn of 1941. Five anti-aircraft gunner girls, who are mostly under twenty years old, and their commander, Sergeant Vaskov, discover that a German subversive detachment has landed in this, still far-removed from the front line, locale. The information must be delivered to the headquarters. However, the saboteurs have broken communications, cutting off the small group from their own people and leaving them no hope of getting any help. The enemy endeavors to further penetrate into the rear of the Soviet army on a mission to destroy a number of essential facilities. Vaskov and the five girls accept battle, being outnumbered by sixteen Fascists, armed to the teeth ...
- Participant:
- Andreĭ Martynov, Irina Dolganova, Elena Drapenko, Ekaterina Markova, Olga Ostroumova.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 30, 2019).
- Based on the story of the same title by Boris Vasilʹev.
- Nominated 1973 Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film
- OCLC:
- 1101023153
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