The Song of Manshuk

Dec 20, 1969

1h 14m

★ 6.0

Overview

The story of the hero of the Soviet Union, Manshuk Mametova, machine-gunner of the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd shock army of the Kalinin Front, the guards sergeant in charge. The first woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery. The film recreates the past and shows a day of combat life Manshuk and her comrades, who took unequal battle with German tanks.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Kazakhfilm

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Cast

Manshuk Mametova

Natalya Arinbasarova

Valeri Yezhov

Nikita Mikhalkov

Ivan Petrovich Samsonov

Ivan Ryzhov

Sukov

Viktor Avdyushko

Lomov

Yuriy Sarantsev

mother

Farida Sharipova

madwoman

Olesya Ivanova

Vladimir Stepanovich Maksimov

Ivan Dmitriev

father

Kauken Kenzhetayev

engineer

Nikolai Sergeyev

Omar Khadzhibergenov

Eskender Umurzakov

Styopa Kikin

Viktor Bazhenov

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