The Song of Manshuk (1969)
The story of the hero of the Soviet Union, Manshuk Mametova, machine-gunner of the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd shock army of the Kalinin Front, the guards sergeant in charge. The first woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery. The film recreates the past and shows a day of combat life Manshuk and her comrades, who took unequal battle with German tanks.
Director: Mazhit Begalin
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Natalya Arinbasarova as Manshuk Mametova |
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Nikita Mikhalkov as Valeri Yezhov |
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Ivan Ryzhov as Ivan Petrovich Samsonov |
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Viktor Avdyushko as Sukov |
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Yuriy Sarantsev as Lomov |
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Farida Sharipova as mother |
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Olesya Ivanova as madwoman |
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Ivan Dmitriev as Vladimir Stepanovich Maksimov |
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Kauken Kenzhetayev as father |
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Nikolai Sergeyev as engineer |
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Eskender Umurzakov as Omar Khadzhibergenov |
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Viktor Bazhenov as Styopa Kikin |
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Yuriy Sorokin as Yurgenev |
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Leonid Chubarov as Bulba |
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Yuriy Kireev as Simakov |
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Igor Surovtsev as Igor |
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Igor Bezyaev as Mikheich |
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Stanislav Korenev as german officer |
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Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev as Nurzhuman Zharkinbayev |
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Viktor Vlasov as Soldier |
| Writing | Andrei Konchalovsky | Writer |
| Crew | Makhambet Utemisov | Poem |
| Art | Viktor Lednyov | Production Design |
| Directing | Mazhit Begalin | Director |
| Sound | Zinaida Abikenova | Sound |
| Camera | Abiltai Kasteyev | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Eduard Khagagortyan | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Roza Dzhangazina | Editor |
