The Kyiv Direction (1968)

  • NR
  • 06/10/1968 (SU)
  • War
  • 1h 39m

Overview

Historical and military film about the exploits of fighters during Kyiv defense against the onset of the Nazi troops. In virtually hopeless situation soldiers fulfilled their duty to the end. Capture of Kyiv was the first Pyrrhic Hitler’s victory that in the end led to defeat of Germany during the war.

Vasyl Zemlyak

Screenplay

Volodymyr Denysenko

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Anatoli Barchuk's headshot

Anatoli Barchuk

Vitali Rosstalnoy's headshot

Vitali Rosstalnoy

Stepan Oleksenko's headshot

Stepan Oleksenko

Viktor Mizinenko's headshot

Viktor Mizinenko

Polina Kumanchenko's headshot

Polina Kumanchenko

Nataliia Naum's headshot

Nataliia Naum

Valentyna Hryshokina's headshot

Valentyna Hryshokina

Viktor Miroshnichenko's headshot

Viktor Miroshnichenko

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