Underplayed Gems

Front Without Flanks (1975)

Front Without Flanks poster
Original title
Фронт без флангов
Directed by
Igor Gostev
Genre
war film, partisan film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 39m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Soviet Army officer leads a group of partisan fighters resisting Nazi occupation during World War II. The film follows their struggles and operations behind enemy lines.

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What happens

Front Without Flanks (Russian: Фронт без флангов, romanized: Front bez flangov) is a 1975 Soviet World War II film directed by Igor Gostev. The film is the first part in a trilogy directed by Igor Gostev about partisan resistance against the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union during WWII. The second part is Front Beyond the Front Line (1977). The third part is Front in the Rear of the Enemy (1981). All three screenplays were written by KGB Officer Semyon Tsvigun. Vyacheslav Tikhonov starred as Soviet Army Officer Mlynsky, the commander of the partisan group in all three films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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