| A Span of Earth | |
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| Russian: Пядь земли | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Grigory Baklanov |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Yuri Skhirtladze |
| Music by | Aleksey Muravlyov |
| Release date |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
A Span of Earth (Russian: Пядь земли) is a 1964 Soviet World War II film directed by Andrey Smirnov and Boris Yashin [ru].
Plot
The film takes place in the summer of 1944. The film tells about a young lieutenant and a battalion commander defending a bridgehead.
Cast
- Aleksandr Zbruyev as Aleksandr Motovilov
- Elliya Sukhanova as Rita Tamashova
- Yevgeni Urbansky as Aleksey Babin
- Sergei Kurilov as Bryl
- Mikhail Vorontsov as Afanasiy Makletsov
- Aleksandr Titov as Shumilin
- Anatoli Golik as Mezentsev
- Viktor Suskin as Sayenko (as V. Suskin)
- Andrey Petrov as Pavchenko (as A. Petrov)
- Oleg Forostenko
References
- Сын армянки, снявший легендарный «Белорусский вокзал»: Андрей Смирнов
- 33-й Московский международный кинофестиваль откроют роботы
- Умер режиссер Борис Яшин
- Пядь земли
- Пядь земли (1964) Full Cast & Crew
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