Underplayed Gems

The Earth's Span (1964)

The Earth's Span poster
Original title
Пядь земли
Directed by
Andrei Smirnov
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A young soldier struggles with the harsh realities of combat on the front lines of World War II. The film focuses on his daily experiences and the bonds he forms with fellow soldiers in a war-torn landscape.

sombergrittyintimatewar-tornhumanizingbleakrestrainedatmospheric

What happens

A Span of Earth (Russian: Пядь земли) is a 1964 Soviet World War II film directed by Andrey Smirnov and Boris Yashin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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