Russia / Dec 22, 1964
1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Russian prisoners of war commandeer a tank and lead the Nazis on a cross-country chase in this World War II adventure drama. The Russians use their own tanks so the Nazis can use them as target practice to test a new anti-tank weapon. Knowing that death is near, the brave Russians run amok and tear down German monuments before heading out to a field where female slave laborers are working.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Heino Mandri | Standartenfuhrer |
| Gunars Placens | German Soldier |
| Olev Tinn | Military Engineer |
| Janis Jurovs | German Soldier |
| Zhanna Shabalina | POW in the Field |
| M. Tule | Estate Owner |
| Yuliya Dioshi | Hitlerjugend Member |
| Lyudmila Glazova | POW in the Field |
| Lyubov Malinovskaya | POW in the Field |
| N. Fadeyeva | POW in the Field |
| Aleksandr Afanasev | German Officer |
| Tõnu Aav | German Pilot |
| Mikhail Vasilyev | Estate Caretaker |
| Helmut Vaag | Bar Owner |
| Gunnar Kilgas | German Officer |
| Janis Filipsons | One-Armed Soldier |
| Rudolf Nuude | German Policeman |
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| Gennadiy Kirik | |
| V. Opanasyuk | |
| Aleksandr Gustavson | |
| Yevgeni Grigoryev | Father of the One-Armed Soldier (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Petrov | German Officer |
Genres
ActionDramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Жаворонок |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lenfilm |
| Release date | 22 dicembre 1964 |
| Production | Yuri Dzhorogov |
| Writer | Sergey Orlov, Mikhail Dudin, Mikhail Kuraev |
| Editing | Raisa Izakson |
| Cinematography | Nikolay Zhilin, Viktor Karasyov, V. Vasilkovsky, Vadim Lunin |
| Assistant directors | A. Skorupskaya, V. Perov, K. Kirpicheva, Nikita Kurikhin, Leonid Menaker |
| Camera operators | Nikolay Zhilin, Viktor Karasyov, V. Vasilkovsky, Vadim Lunin |
| Additional photography | Nikolay Zhilin, Viktor Karasyov, V. Vasilkovsky, Vadim Lunin |
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| Production design | Boris Bykov, A. Timofeyev |
| Art direction | Boris Bykov, A. Timofeyev |
| Set decoration | Boris Bykov, A. Timofeyev |
| Visual effects | Yuriy Borovkov, Edgar Shtyrtskober |
| Music | Yakov Vaisburd, Konstantin Lashkov, Nikolay Rabinovich, Leo Korkhin, Maya Kristalinskaya |
| Sound | Yakov Vaisburd, Konstantin Lashkov, Nikolay Rabinovich, Leo Korkhin, Maya Kristalinskaya |
| Costume design | Diana Mane, Lyudmila Eliseeva, G. Vdovichenko |
| Makeup | Diana Mane, Lyudmila Eliseeva, G. Vdovichenko |
| Hairstyling | Diana Mane, Lyudmila Eliseeva, G. Vdovichenko |
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