The Forty-First (1956)
- Original title
- Сорок первый
- Directed by
- Grigori Chukhrai
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 52 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A female Red Army sniper captures a White Army officer during the Russian Civil War. They are stranded on an island together and fall in love despite being on opposite sides.
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What happens
The Forty-First (Russian: Сорок первый, romanized: Sorok pervyy) is a 1956 Soviet war romance film based on the eponymous novel by Boris Lavrenyov. It was directed by Grigori Chukhrai, who also wrote the screenplay, and starred Izolda Izvitskaya and Oleg Strizhenov. The film, a remake of the 1927 movie with the same name, is set during the Russian Civil War and tells the story of a tragic romance between a female sniper of the Red Army and an officer of the White Army. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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