Underplayed Gems

A Fortress in the Mountains (1953)

A Fortress in the Mountains poster
Original title
Застава в горах
Directed by
Konstantin Yudin
Genre
adventure film, spy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Soviet border guards in Central Asia uncover a spy plot during the early Cold War. They work to defend their mountain outpost against foreign agents and saboteurs.

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What happens

A Fortress in the Mountains (Russian: Застава в горах, romanized: Zastava v gorakh) is a 1953 Soviet adventure film directed by Vladimir Gerasimov and Konstantin Yudin and starring Vladlen Davydov, Marina Kuznetsova and Yelena Shatrova. It was made by Mosfilm using the Sovcolor process. It was the third most successful Soviet film at the box office that year, with attendance figures of 44.8 million. The film is an early Cold War action thriller, set in Central Asia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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