Russia / Aug 01, 1959 / Moscow Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yevgeni Teterin | Writer |
| Anatoli Chemodurov | Soviet Artillery Lieutenant Colonel |
| Aleksandr Novikov | Soviet Christian Prisoner of War |
| Lev Borisov | Platoon Commander |
| Viktor Markin | Captive Surgeon |
| Yevgeni Kudryashov | Kryzhnev |
| Aleksandr Kuznetsov | |
| Vladimir Ivanov | Lead Singer |
| Pyotr Savin | Pyotr |
| Yevgeniya Melnikova | Landlady |
| Vyacheslav Beryozko | |
| Nikolai Aparin | Captive in the Church |
| Nikolay Pechentsov | Concentration Camp Prisoner |
| Andrey Puntus | German Officer in the Concentration Camp |
| Georgi Shapovalov | Concentration Camp Prisoner |
| Vladimir Strelnikov | Anatoliy |
| Anatoli Berladin | Soviet Soldier (uncredited) |
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| Vladimir Boriskin | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Aleksey Egorov | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Andrey Karasyov | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Kartashov | (uncredited) |
| Aleksandr Lebedev | Young Soviet Soldier (uncredited) |
| Viktors Lorencs | One-eyed German Officer (uncredited) |
| Georgi Millyar | Drunk German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Olga Mingalyova | (uncredited) |
| Yuri Mikhailov | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Yevgeni Morgunov | Fat German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Pyotr Mukhin | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Muin Mukhitdinov | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jüri Müür | German Officer (uncredited) |
| Daniil Netrebin | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Anatoliy Nikitin | Soviet Officer (uncredited) |
| Viktor Shtykov | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Viktor Yakovlev | Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Margarita Korabelnikova | Vanyushka (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Судьба человека |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch, Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Release date | 12 aprile 1959 |
| Executive producer | Gleb Kuznetsov |
| Writer | Yuriy Lukin, Fyodor Shakhmagonov, Mikhail Sholokhov, Vladimir Leonov, Viktors Lorencs, Pavel Lyalyakin |
| Editing | Tatyana Likhachyova |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Monakhov |
| Assistant directors | Anatoliy Golovanov, Sergey Bondarchuk |
| Camera operators | Vladimir Monakhov |
| Additional photography | Vladimir Monakhov |
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| Production design | Ippolit Novoderyozhkin, Sergey Voronkov |
| Art direction | Ippolit Novoderyozhkin, Sergey Voronkov |
| Set decoration | Ippolit Novoderyozhkin, Sergey Voronkov |
| Music | Venyamin Basner, Grigoriy Gamburg, Yuri Mikhailov |
| Sound | Venyamin Basner, Grigoriy Gamburg, Yuri Mikhailov |
| Costume design | Orest Vereyskiy, Nikolay Pechentsov |
| Makeup | Nikolay Pechentsov, Orest Vereyskiy |
| Hairstyling | Orest Vereyskiy, Nikolay Pechentsov |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Russia / Apr 12, 1959
Sweden / Oct 26, 1959 / 15
Czechia / Jul 15, 1970 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Physical media
Sweden / Apr 21, 2006 / 15 / DVD
Netherlands / Nov 27, 2007 / 12 / DVD
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