Fate of a Man (1959)

  • NR
  • 08/08/1959 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 43m

Overview

The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...

Sergei Bondarchuk

Director

Fyodor Shakhmagonov

Writer

Yuri Lukin

Writer

Mikhail Sholokhov

Novel

Cast

Sergei Bondarchuk's headshot

Sergei Bondarchuk

Andrei Sokolov
Zinaida Kirienko's headshot

Zinaida Kirienko

Irina, wife of Andrei Sokolov
Pavel Volkov's headshot

Pavel Volkov

Ivan Timofeevich (neighbor Sokolovs)
Lev Borisov's headshot

Lev Borisov

platoon commander
Pavel Polunin's headshot

Pavel Polunin

Vanya
Yuri Averin's headshot

Yuri Averin

Mueller (the commandant of a concentration camp)
Kirill Alekseev's headshot

Kirill Alekseev

German major
Pavel Winnick's headshot

Pavel Winnick

Soviet colonel

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