The Song of Manshuk
1969
74 minutes
Overview
The story of the hero of the Soviet Union, Manshuk Mametova, machine-gunner of the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd shock army of the Kalinin Front, the guards sergeant in charge. The first woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery. The film recreates the past and shows a day of combat life Manshuk and her comrades, who took unequal battle with German tanks.
Top Cast
Natalya Arinbasarova
Manshuk Mametova
Nikita Mikhalkov
Valeri Yezhov
Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Petrovich Samsonov
Viktor Avdyushko
Sukov
Yuriy Sarantsev
Lomov
Farida Sharipova
mother
Olesya Ivanova
madwoman
Ivan Dmitriev
Vladimir Stepanovich Maksimov
Kauken Kenzhetayev
father
Nikolai Sergeyev
engineer
Eskender Umurzakov
Omar Khadzhibergenov
Viktor Bazhenov
Styopa Kikin
Yuriy Sorokin
Yurgenev
Leonid Chubarov
Bulba
Yuriy Kireev
Simakov
Igor Surovtsev
Igor
Igor Bezyaev
Mikheich
Stanislav Korenev
german officer
Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev
Nurzhuman Zharkinbayev