The Legend of Immortality (1986)
The film takes place in late 1941 in Transcarpathia. Soviet paratroopers landed on the territory occupied by the Hortists. Of the six, only Olexa Borkanyuk manages to bypass the ambush. However, the Nazis, taking local people hostage, threaten to punish them if he doesn't voluntarily surrender. For the sake of saving the lives of people, Olexa goes to the camp of the enemy. The film is based on real facts from the life of the writer and journalist, Hero of the Soviet Union Olexa Borkanyuk.
Director: Borys Savchenko
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Myroslav Makoviichuk as Olexa |
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Elena Finogeeva as Tereza |
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Nijolė Oželytė as Anna |
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Heorhiy Morozyuk as Counterintelligence Officer |
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Oleksandr Kuzmenko as Mochkosh |
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Jiří Wohanka as Fuchik |
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Vasiliy Fushchich as Vasil |
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Halyna Dovhozvyaha as Maria |
| Art | Mikhail Rakovskiy | Production Design |
| Directing | Borys Savchenko | Director |
| Writing | Lev Korneshov | Writer |
| Writing | Georgi Shevchenko | Writer |
| Sound | Yevhen Stankovych | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Valeri Bashkatov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Volodymyr Sulimov | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alla Shesterenko | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Galina Tyshlek | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Valeriy Novakov | Production Design |