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Cast
Stanislav Lyubshin
as Alexandr Belov / Johann Weiss
Oleg Yankovskiy
as Heinrich Schwarzkopf
Juozas Budraitis
as Dietrich
Aleksey Glazyrin
as Axel Steinglitz
Alla Demidova
as Angelika Bucher
Algimantas Masiulis
as Willy Schwarzkopf
Anatoliy Verbitskiy
as Gerd
Georgiy Martynyuk
as Aleksey Zubov / Alois Hagen
Valentina Titova
as Nina
Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
as Landsdorf ist Abwehrmitarbeiter
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1968
Runtime—
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Adventure, War
Votes—
DirectorVladimir Basov
WritersVadim Kozhevnikov, Vladimir Basov
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Shield and the Sword
About The Shield and the Sword
The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.
Directed by Vladimir Basov, The Shield and the Sword leans on a strong ensemble — Stanislav Lyubshin, Oleg Yankovskiy, Juozas Budraitis — 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 action titles of 1968.
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