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Wait for Me (1943)

Wait for Me poster
Original title
Жди меня
Directed by
Boris Ivanov, Aleksandr Stolper
Genre
drama film, action film, war film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A soldier and his wife are separated by war. The film follows their struggle to stay connected through letters and memory while facing the dangers of combat.

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What happens

Wait for Me (Russian: Жди меня, romanized: Zhdi menya) is a 1943 Soviet World War II film directed by Boris Ivanov and Aleksandr Stolper and starring Boris Blinov, Valentina Serova and Lev Sverdlin. The film's art direction was by Artur Berger and Vladimir Kamsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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