The Young Guard (film)
| The Young Guard | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sergei Gerasimov |
| Written by | Sergei Gerasimov Alexander Fadeyev (novel) |
| Starring | Vladimir Ivanov Inna Makarova Nonna Mordyukova |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Rapoport |
| Music by | Dmitri Shostakovich |
Production company | |
Release date | 11 November 1948 |
Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Young Guard (Russian: Молодая гвардия, translit. Molodaya Gvardiya) is a two-part 1948 Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov and based on the novel of the same title by Alexander Fadeyev. In 1949 a Stalin Prize for this film was awarded to Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, and the group of leading actors.
The film was also the highest grossing Soviet film of 1948, with approximately 48,600,000 tickets sold.
Cast
- Vladimir Ivanov as Oleg Koshevoi
- Inna Makarova as Lyubov Shertsova
- Nonna Mordyukova as Uliana Gromova
- Sergei Gurzo as Sergei Tyulenin
- Lyudmila Shagalova as Valeriya Borts
- Viktor Khokhryakov as Commander Protzenko
- Viktor Avdyushko as worker
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