The Commissar (1988)

  • U
  • 09/14/1988 (FR)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 50m

Overview

Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is waylaid by an unexpected pregnancy. She stays with a Jewish family to give birth and is softened somewhat by the experience of family life.

Aleksandr Askoldov

Director, Writer

Vasiliy Grossman

Writer

Cast

Nonna Mordyukova's headshot

Nonna Mordyukova

Klavdia Vavilova
Rolan Bykov's headshot

Rolan Bykov

Yefim Mahazannik
Rayisa Nedashkivska's headshot

Rayisa Nedashkivska

Maria Mahazannik
Vasiliy Shukshin's headshot

Vasiliy Shukshin

The Commandant
Lyudmila Volynskaya's headshot

Lyudmila Volynskaya

The Grandmother
Sergey Nikonenko's headshot

Sergey Nikonenko

Otar Koberidze's headshot

Otar Koberidze

Leonid Reutov's headshot

Leonid Reutov

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