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A Soviet soldier, Andrei Sokolov, has been separated from his family by World War II. Suffering in German captivity, he dreams of meeting his darlings after the victory. But cruel fate turne... Read allA Soviet soldier, Andrei Sokolov, has been separated from his family by World War II. Suffering in German captivity, he dreams of meeting his darlings after the victory. But cruel fate turned out otherwise.A Soviet soldier, Andrei Sokolov, has been separated from his family by World War II. Suffering in German captivity, he dreams of meeting his darlings after the victory. But cruel fate turned out otherwise.
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Pavel Boriskin
- Vanyushka
- (as Pavlik Boriskin)
Zinaida Kirienko
- Irina Sokolova
- (as Z. Kirienko)
Pavel Volkov
- Ivan Timofeevich
- (as P. Volkov)
Yuri Averin
- Müller
- (as Yu. Averin)
Konstantin Alekseev
- German Major Engineer
- (as K. Alekseev)
Pavel Vinnikov
- Soviet Colonel
- (as P. Vinnikov)
Evgeniy Teterin
- Writer
- (as E. Teterin)
Anatoli Chemodurov
- Soviet Artillery Lieutenant Colonel
- (as A. Chemodurov)
Aleksandr Novikov
- Soviet Devout Soldier
- (as A. Novikov)
Lev Borisov
- Platoon Commander
- (as L. Borisov)
Viktor Markin
- Military Doctor
- (as V. Markin)
Yevgeni Kudryashov
- Kryzhnev
- (as E. Kudryashov)
Vladimir Ivanov
- Lead Singer
- (as V. Ivanov)
Pyotr Savin
- Pyotr
- (as P. Savin)
Yevgeniya Melnikova
- Landlady
- (as E. Melnikova)
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- TriviaThe Best Film in the poll of the magazine "Soviet Screen" in 1960.
- GoofsWhen the lead character steals the Nazi car, in broad daylight, a owl echo sounds.
- Quotes
- Sokolov: Herr Commandant, Prisoner Sokolov reporting as ordered.
- Muller: Well, well, Russian Ivan... four cubic meters is too much to quarry, eh?
- Sokolov: Yes sir, Herr Commandant. Too much.
- Muller: And you only need one cubic meter for a grave?
- Sokolov: Yes sir, Herr Commandant. That's plenty. There'd be room to spare.
- Muller: [stands up from the table] I'm going to do you a great honor: I'll shoot you myself for saying that.
- [approaches Andrey]
- Muller: Not in here, though.
- [gestures with his gun]
- Muller: Let's go outside.
- Sokolov: As you wish.
- [turns around sharply]
- Muller: Have a drink... before you die...
- [pours a glass of vodka]
- Muller: Russian Ivan.
- [gives the glass to Andrey]
- Muller: To the triumph of German weaponry.
- [officers around the table stand for the toast]
- Sokolov: [places his drink down on the table] I thank you for your offer, but I'm not much of a drinker.
- Muller: You don't want to drink to our victory?
- [goes to the table, returns with a piece of bread]
- Muller: In that case...
- [hands Andrey the glass and the bread]
- Muller: I propose you drink to your demise.
- Sokolov: To my demise... and my release from this torment... I will drink!
- [drinks the entire glass in one draught, places it on the table and the bread on the top of the glass]
- Sokolov: I'm ready now, Herr Commandant. Come on, let's go polish me off.
- Muller: Chase it down with something... before you die.
- Sokolov: I never chase my first glass down.
- Muller: [pours another glass full, offers it along with the bread]
- Sokolov: [drinks second glass dry, places it and the bread on the table again]
- Muller: Have a bite. Don't be shy, go ahead.
- Sokolov: Sorry, Herr Commandant... but I don't chase my second glass down, either.
- Muller: [officers at table, laughing and applauding; Muller returns to the table, slowly pours a third drink, filling the glass to the brim]
- Sokolov: [accepts the third glass and bread, pauses, then drinks entire glass while staring at Muller, eats a tiny bit of bread, leaves the rest with the glass on the table]
- Muller: [officers applaud; Muller orders them to be silent and confronts Andrey] Listen here... Sokolov. You're a real Russian soldier. A brave soldier. I'm a soldier, too, and I respect a worthy opponent. I'm not going to shoot you. This morning our brave forces reached the Volga... and seized Stalingrad!
- [officers stand for the toast once again]
- Muller: This news brings us great pleasure, and therefore... I generously grant you your life. Back to your barracks.
- [picks up a loaf of bread and salo from the table]
- Muller: Here's a reward for your courage.
- Sokolov: [slowly walks out of the commandant's office]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sergey Bondarchuk (1982)
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- Destiny of a Man
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- Runtime
- 1h 43m(103 min)
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- 1.37 : 1
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