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While Defending the Front Line

1965

82 minutes

WarDrama

Overview

Volkhov Front in 1942. The young political instructor of the counter-propaganda department of the headquarters of the division Rusanov is torn to the forefront. Together with an experienced warrior — captain Shaternikov — the hero gets to the forefront and transmits from the sound transmission programs addressed to German soldiers. And in the hours of calm passes several kilometers in order to see Katya, the signal woman of a neighboring sector of the front.

Top Cast

Igor Kosukhin headshot

Igor Kosukhin

Rusanov

Viktor Avdyushko headshot

Viktor Avdyushko

Shaternikov

Svetlana Svetlichnaya headshot

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

Katya

Vladimir Belokurov headshot

Vladimir Belokurov

Shorokhov

Aleksandr Demyanenko headshot

Aleksandr Demyanenko

Runge

Yuriy Solovyov headshot

Yuriy Solovyov

"crossbow"

Andrey Fayt headshot

Andrey Fayt

Popov

Gennadi Krashennikov headshot

Gennadi Krashennikov

soldier

Aleksandr Anisimov headshot

Aleksandr Anisimov

Sanya

Georgi Zhzhyonov headshot

Georgi Zhzhyonov

Sergei Nikolayevich

Grigoriy Aronov headshot

Grigoriy Aronov

german POW officer

Oleg Belov headshot

Oleg Belov

soldier with the telephone

Vladimir Volchik headshot

Vladimir Volchik

soviet officer

Rita Gladunko headshot

Rita Gladunko

signal woman

Nikolai Gubenko headshot

Nikolai Gubenko

Buryanov

Sergey Dreyden headshot

Sergey Dreyden

soldier

Vladislav Kovalkov headshot

Vladislav Kovalkov

Logvin

Vladimir Kostin headshot

Vladimir Kostin

Chernetsov

Georgi Kulbush headshot

Georgi Kulbush

german POW soldier

Vladimir Lippart headshot

Vladimir Lippart

military storekeeper

Vera Lipstok headshot

Vera Lipstok

signal woman

Pavel Pervushin headshot

Pavel Pervushin

soviet officer

Lev Stepanov headshot

Lev Stepanov

military interpreter

Viktor Terekhov headshot

Viktor Terekhov

soldier

Oleg Khromenkov headshot

Oleg Khromenkov

Fryazev

Maria Samoilova headshot

Maria Samoilova

military translator