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The Captain's Daughter (1958)

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Original title
Капитанская дочка
Directed by
Vladimir Kaplunovskiy
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young officer is sent to a remote fortress in 18th-century Russia. He falls in love with the captain's daughter and faces a rebellion that tests his honor and loyalty.

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What happens

The Captain's Daughter (Russian: Капитанская дочка, romanized: Kapitanskaya dochka) is a 1958 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Kaplunovskiy. The film is an adaptation of the historical novel The Captain's Daughter (1836) by Alexander Pushkin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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