Fate of a Man
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The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
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Sergei Bondarchuk
Sokolov
Known for
War and Peace
They Fought for Their Motherland
Pavel Boriskin
Vanyushka
Also in
The First Date
Annushka
Zinaida Kirienko
Irina
Also in
Two Captains
Poem of the Sea
Pavel Volkov
Ivan
Also in
Scarlet Sails
The Tight Knot
Yuri Averin
Müller
Also in
The Garnet Bracelet
Daughter of Strution
Konstantin Alekseev
German Major
Also in
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
The Russian Question
Pavel Vinnikov
Soviet Colonel
Also in
Gloomy Morning
The Road
Yevgeni Teterin
Writer
Known for
Ballad of a Soldier
Anatoli Chemodurov
Soviet Artillery Lieutenant Colonel
Also in
Dream of a Cossack
The Return of Vasili Bortnikov
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet Christian Prisoner of War
Also in
Exploded Hell
The Golden Echelon
Lev Borisov
Platoon Commander
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
Ballad of a Soldier
Viktor Markin
Captive Surgeon
Known for
Spring on Zarechnaya Street
Sergei Bondarchuk Director · Fyodor Shakhmagonov Screenplay Yuriy Lukin Screenplay
Director
Sergei Bondarchuk
Screenplay
Fyodor Shakhmagonov
Screenplay
Yuriy Lukin
Story
Mikhail Sholokhov
Composer
Venyamin Basner
Cinematographer
Vladimir Monakhov
Editor
Tatyana Likhachyova
Production designer
Ippolit Novoderyozhkin
Production designer
Sergey Voronkov
Costume designer
Orest Vereyskiy
First release April 12, 1959 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Languages English, French, German, Russian
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Судьба человека
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 12, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 15, 1970 · Theatrical · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Netherlands
November 27, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Russia
August 1, 1959 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
Sweden
October 26, 1959 · Theatrical
April 21, 2006 · Physical · DVD
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