The Invasion (1945)
A Russian village struggles through the German occupation during World War II in this tense drama from the Soviet Union. As the town doctor finds his home has been taken by German troops, his daughter becomes involved in the anti-Axis resistance, and his son -- confined to a mental hospital -- escapes to fight the invading armies.
Director:
Abram Room
Writer:
Boris Chirskov
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Vladimir Gremin as Ivan Talanov |
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Olga Zhizneva as Anna Talanova |
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Oleg Zhakov as Fyodor Talanov |
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Lyudmila Glazova as Olga Talanova |
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Zinaida Morskaya as Demidievna |
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Lyudmila Shabalina as Aniska |
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Valerian Valerskiy as Kolesnikov |
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Vasili Vanin as Fayunin |
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Grigoriy Shpigel as Kokoryshkin |
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Svyatoslav Astafiev as Mosalskiy |
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Mikhail Epelbaum as Valter Shpurre |
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Vladimir Balashov as Pasha |
| Art | Victor Shildknekht | Production Design |
| Directing | Abram Room | Director |
| Sound | Yuri Biryukov | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lev Milchin | Production Design |
| Camera | Sergei Ivanov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Leonid Leonov | Theatre Play |
| Visual Effects | Boris Khrennikov | VFX Director of Photography |
| Writing | Boris Chirskov | Screenplay |
| Directing | Oleg Zhakov | Co-Director |
| Directing | Lev Brozhovskiy | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Aleksandr Sysoyev | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ivan Dmitriyev | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anton Andzhan | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | P. Nikolayev | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Yevgeniya Makhankova | Editor |
| Production | Yefim Khayutin | Executive Producer |