The story of Greek patriots' struggle against the Nazi invaders in May 1941, when German troops landed on the island of Crete. Fleeing the Germans, seven people, completely different in their views and personalities, come together: communist Memos, who has escaped from prison; military doctor Kimon, fleeing from the hospital; nurse Alika and nurse Krinjo, a gendarme; and two soldiers—a Greek and a New Zealander who has fallen behind.
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Natalya Klimova
Alika - meditsinskaya sestra
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Gennadi Voropayev
Kimon - voennyy vrach
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Aleksei Safonov
Memos- kommunist
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Marina Vayntraub
Krinyo - sanitarka
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Oleg Khabalov
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Pavel Shpringfeld
Mikhalis
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Antonis Yannidis
Pavlos - kapitan
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Ángel Gutiérrez
Grecheskiy soldat
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Sotiros Belevendis
Grecheskiy soldat
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Andrey Mayorov
Novozeladskiy soldat
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Anatoliy Dudorov
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Vladimir Korenev
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Manos Zacharias Director · Giorgos Sevastikoglou Screenplay Nikolay Karetnikov Composer
First release October 21, 1963 · Produced in Russia · Original title Конец и начало
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Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Конец и начало
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 21, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
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