The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.
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22 people
Galina Vodyanitskaya
Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya
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An Easy Life
Steep Slides
Rostislav Plyatt
German Soldier
Known for
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Yekaterina Skvortsova
Zoya as a child
No other roles listed
Kseniya Tarasova
Zoya's Mother
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Petersburg Nights
Wings of Victory
Nikolai Ryzhov
Zoya's Father
Also in
The Fall of Berlin
Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Boris Fomin
Also in
Siberians
Boris Poslavsky
Owl
Also in
Golden Mountains
Peasants
Vladimir Volchik
Komsomol Secretary
Also in
Nameless Island
The Blue Arrow
Vera Popova
Hostess of the house
Known for
The Snow Queen
Tamara Altseva
Anna Sergeevna, Zoya's Teacher
Also in
High Award
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Zoya Zhukova
Zina, Zoya's classmate
No other roles listed
Nikolai Bogatyryov
Petya Vasilev
Lev Arnshtam Director · Boris Chirskov Writer Dmitri Shostakovich Composer
First release November 23, 1944 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Production TsOKS
Production
Soyuzdetfilm
Production
TsOKS
Production
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Зоя
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · November 23, 1944
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
XC
April 23, 1948 · Theatrical
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