The Earth's Span (1964)

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

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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