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Far from the Motherland (1960)

Far from the Motherland poster
Original title
Вдали от Родины
Directed by
Aleksei Shvachko
Genre
drama film, spy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet spy operates in enemy territory during wartime. The film follows his mission to gather intelligence while avoiding capture.

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What happens

Far from the Motherland (Russian: «Вдали от Родины», romanized: Vdali ot Rodiny) is a 1960 Soviet spy film directed by Aleksei Shvachko and written by Yuri Dold-Mikhajlik, based on his novel And One Warrior in the Field (Russian: И один в поле воин, romanized: I odin v pole voin; 1957). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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