Destiny of a Man (1959)
- Original title
- Судьба человека
- Directed by
- Sergei Bondarchuk
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 95 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Russian soldier endures the harrowing experiences of World War II, from being a prisoner of war to losing his family. After the war, he adopts a small orphan boy, finding a new reason to live.
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What happens
Fate of a Man (Russian: Судьба человека, Sudjba cheloveka), also released as A Man's Destiny and Destiny of a Man, is a 1959 Soviet World War II film adaptation of the short story by Mikhail Sholokhov, and also the directorial debut of Sergei Bondarchuk. In the year of its release it won the Grand Prize at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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