The Young Guard (1948)
- Original title
- Молодая гвардия
- Directed by
- Sergei Gerasimov
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of young Soviet resistance fighters organize against the Nazi occupation of their town during World War II. The story follows their underground activities and the sacrifices they make.
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What happens
The Young Guard (Russian: Молодая гвардия, romanized: Molodaya Gvardiya) is a two-part 1948 Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov and based on the 1946 novel of the same title by Alexander Fadeyev. In 1949 a Stalin Prize for this film was awarded to Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, and the leading actors. The film was the highest grossing Soviet film of 1948, with approximately 48,600,000 tickets sold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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