Officers (film)
Officers (Russian: Офицеры, romanized: Ofitsery) is a Soviet drama film, shot at the Gorky Film Studio (Central Film Studio for Children named after Maxim Gorky) in 1971 by director Vladimir Rogovoy.
Officers | |
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Directed by | Vladimir Rogovoy |
Written by | Kirill Rapoport Boris Vasilyev |
Starring | Georgi Yumatov Vasily Lanovoy Alina Pokrovskaya Aleksandr Voevodin Vladimir Druzhnikov Yevgeny Vesnik Valery Ryzhakov |
Cinematography | Mikhail Kirillov |
Edited by | A. Ovcharova |
Music by | Rafail Khozak |
Production company | |
Release date | 1971 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
The premiere of the movie took place in the Soviet Union July 26, 1971. At the box office the film attracted about 53.4 million viewers.[1]
Plot
The film depicts the fate of two friends - Aleksey Trofimov and Ivan Varavva - traced for many years. In the 20s, they serve together on the frontier, where they fight with the anti revolution bands. There they are, while still very young, remembered for a lifetime наказ своего командира: There is such a profession — to defend the homeland. After Spain, the Great Patriotic War, and peaceful days. Old friends meet again, have become generals.[2]
Cast
- Georgi Yumatov as Aleksey Trofimov
- Vasily Lanovoy as Ivan Varavva[3]
- Alina Pokrovskaya as Lyubov Trofimova
- Aleksandr Voevodin as Georgy Trofimov
- Vladimir Druzhnikov as Georgi Petrovich, squadron commander
- Yevgeny Vesnik as paramedic
- Valery Ryzhakov as Yury Sergeyev, Guard Captain
- Shamuhammed Akmuhammedov as Kerim
- Muza Krepkogorskaya as Anna Vasilyevna
Awards
- Soviet Screen Award — best actor (Vasily Lanovoy)
- Prize and diploma of the Czechoslovak Workers Film Festival