Front Without Flanks
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A first episode in the trilogy about the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazi occupation of Russia during WWII. The film is set in August of 1941, when the Nazi forces invaded and occupied the European part of Russia. Major Mlynsky is in charge of the special group of partisans. His group is absorbing other small groups of Russian soldiers, who managed to survive from the attacks of the overwhelming Nazi forces. The Nazi Armies are advancing to Moscow. Major Mlynsky is organizing the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazis, behind the enemy lines.
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Cast
51 people
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Ivan Petrovich Mlynsky, Major
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Galina Polskikh
Zina, the nurse
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Semyon Morozov
Seregin, captain
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Vladimir Ivashov
Afanasyev, captain
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Vladimir Zamanskiy
Nikolai Sergeevich, commander of a partisan detachment
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Aleksandr Denisov
Vakulenchuk, midshipman
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Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev
Simon Bondarenko
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Igor Gostev Director · Semyon Tsvigun Screenplay Venyamin Basner Composer
Director
Igor Gostev
Screenplay Author
Semyon Tsvigun
Composer
Venyamin Basner
Cinematographer
Aleksandr Kharitonov
Editor
Valentina Yankovskaya
Editor
L. Nisunova
Production designer
Aleksandr Samulekin
Production designer
Vasiliy Golikov
Costume designer
Zoya Dudarova
Costume designer
Ada Dukhavina
Costume designer
Maya Filippova
First release April 21, 1975 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Фронт без флангов
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Фронт без флангов
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
XC · April 21, 1975
Theatrical
Russia · April 28, 1975
Theatrical · In cinemas nationwide
No release date listed for United States.
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