The Star (Russian: Звезда, romanizedZvezda) is a 1949 Soviet war drama film directed by Aleksandr Ivanov and starring Anatoly Verbitsky, Alexey Pokrovsky and Oleg Zhakov. The film was completed in 1949, but was not released for four years.[1] It portrays a group of Soviet soldiers who are cut off and surrounded by German troops during the Second World War.

The Star
Directed byAleksandr Ivanov
Written byPavel Furmanskiy
Emmanuil Kazakevich
Produced byPavel Armand
Iosif Gindin
Aleksandr Ivanov
StarringAnatoly Verbitsky
Alexey Pokrovsky
Oleg Zhakov
CinematographySergei Ivanov
Vladimir Rapoport
Music byVenedikt Pushkov
Production
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Release date
  • 21 September 1953 (1953-09-21)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The film was remade in 2002.

Plot

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The command of one of the Soviet divisions becomes aware of the alleged enemy counterattack. The scouts sent to the enemy rear to clarify the data do not return. A new group of seven scouts under the code name The Star led by Lieutenant Travkin are sent. When returning after completing the task the group suddenly is faced with the German detachment. Lieutenant Travkin sends one of the scouts with a report, afterwards he and his comrades enter into a mortal battle with the enemy.

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References

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  1. ^ Liehm & Liehm p.63

Bibliography

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  • Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1977.
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