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Cast
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
as Ivan Petrovich Mlynsky, Major
Oleg Zhakov
as grandfather Matvey Egorovich
Galina Polskikh
as Zina, the nurse
Semyon Morozov
as Seregin, captain
Yevgeni Shutov
as Ohrim Shmil
Ivan Pereverzev
as Father Pavel (Pavel Ivanovich Vorobyov)
Vladimir Ivashov
as Afanasyev, captain
Vladimir Zamanskiy
as Nikolai Sergeevich, commander of a partisan detachment
Aleksandr Denisov
as Vakulenchuk, midshipman
Tofik Mirzoyev
as Hasan Alievich Aliyev, Commissioner
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1975
Runtime2h 50m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes6
DirectorIgor Gostev
WritersSemyon Tsvigun
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFront Without Flanks
About Front Without Flanks
A first episode in the trilogy about the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazi occupation of Russia during WWII. The film is set in August of 1941, when the Nazi forces invaded and occupied the European part of Russia. Major Mlynsky is in charge of the special group of partisans. His group is absorbing other small groups of Russian soldiers, who managed to survive from the attacks of the overwhelming Nazi forces. The Nazi Armies are advancing to Moscow. Major Mlynsky is organizing the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazis, behind the enemy lines.
Directed by Igor Gostev, Front Without Flanks leans on a strong ensemble — Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Oleg Zhakov, Galina Polskikh — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1975.
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