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Cast
Vladimir Guskov
as Yanka, forester's grandson
Nikolai Barmin
as Panas
Vladimir Dorofeyev
as forester
Nina Grebeshkova
as Praskovya's granddaughter
Yevgeni Grigoryev
as Konstantin Lvovich - paramedic
Boris Kudryavtsev
as Bulay, The chief of police
Татьяна Бейнерович
as Nyusha
Evgeny Polosin
as elder
Alevtina Rumyantseva
as nurse
Viktor Uralsky
as Volodya
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1959
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes10
DirectorLev Golub
WritersKonstantin Gubarevich, Yevgeni Ryss
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsGirl Seeks Father
About Girl Seeks Father
The film was set in Russia during World War II and is about a 5 year old girl searching for her partisan leader father while escaping from the Nazis. Nazis, trying to catch 5 years old girl to make her their hostage, because her father is the Soviet partisan commander, and young boy trying to save her. For some time, when little baby was lost in the forest alone or when Nazis finally caught two children your hope is almost broken.
Directed by Lev Golub, Girl Seeks Father leans on a strong ensemble — Vladimir Guskov, Nikolai Barmin, Vladimir Dorofeyev — 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 1959.
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