Shot in 1971 but banned until 1986, this distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev who is dressed in a German uniform. He’s a Nazi defector and collaborator but now desires to switch back and fight with Russian partisans.
Cast
Crew
Aleksei German
Director
Eduard Volodarskiy
Writer
Yuri German
Novel
Anna Babushkina
Editor
Yakov Sklyansky
Director of Photography
Valeri Bychenkov
Assistant Director
Leo Zisman
Assistant Director
Vladimir Besprozvanny
Producer
Feliks Eskin
Producer
Valeri Yurkevich
Production Design
Lev Kolganov
Camera Operator
B. Aleksandrovskiy
Camera Operator
Tigran Silaev
Sound
Isaac Schwarts
Music
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