Underplayed Gems

Front in the Rear of the Enemy (1982)

Front in the Rear of the Enemy poster
Original title
Фронт в тылу врага
Directed by
Igor Gostev
Genre
drama film, war film, partisan film, historical film
Country
Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Soviet Union, Germany
Runtime
2h 29m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Soviet war film is the third in a trilogy about a partisan commander leading resistance against Nazi occupiers during WWII. It follows the commander and his group as they carry out operations behind enemy lines.

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What happens

Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Russian: Фронт в тылу врага, romanized: Front v tylu vraga) is a 1981 Soviet war drama film directed by Igor Gostev and Victor Kulle. The film is the third part in a trilogy directed by Igor Gostev about partisan resistance against the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union during WWII. The first part is Front Without Flanks (1975). The second part is Front Beyond the Front Line (1977). 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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