Two Soldiers (1943)

Original title

Два бойца

Directed by

Leonid Lukov

Genre

war film, romance film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two soldiers become close friends while fighting in World War II. The movie shows their bond and features songs performed by one of the actors.

wartimebrotherlynostalgicsentimentalmelodicintimatewarmsolemn

What happens

Two Soldiers or Two Warriors (Russian: Два бойца, Dva boitsa) is a 1943 World War II film made in Tashkent (where the Soviet cinema industry had been evacuated) at the height of the Great Patriotic War. The film stars Boris Andreyev and Mark Bernes as two war buddies. The film was directed by Leonid Lukov. The movie features two of Nikita Bogoslovsky's most famous songs, Dark Is the Night and Boatfuls of Mullet. Both were performed by Mark Bernes. His warm and sincere delivery of Dark Is the Night won the sympathy of millions of Soviet people, catapulting Bernes into enduring fame. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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