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Gunpowder (1985)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Viktor Aristov

Synopsis

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be doomed. The film is based on a true event: a small group of fearless soldiers transported a large supply of gunpowder through enemy lines to Leningrad.

Actors

Yuri Belyayev
Yuri Belyayev
Nikolai Nikonov
Svetlana Bragarnik
Svetlana Bragarnik
Kira Nikonova
Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya
Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya
Maria Petrovna
Vadim Makarovskiy
Vadim Makarovskiy
Aleksandr Kluyev
Nozheri Chonishvili
Nozheri Chonishvili
professor Ivan Revazovich Gedevanov
Vladimir Varentsov
Vladimir Varentsov
captain Petrakov
Konstantin Sarynin
Konstantin Sarynin
lieutenant Antipov
Loghman Karimov
Loghman Karimov
private Gadzhibekov
Evgeniy Liskonog
Evgeniy Liskonog
Zhdanov
Konstantin Lukashov
Konstantin Lukashov
boat captain Ganichev
German Orlov
German Orlov
tug captain Zagovorenniy
Vladimir Trukhanov
Vladimir Trukhanov
tug captain Egor Mikhaylovich
Aleksandr Aristov
Aleksandr Aristov
Kopylov
Svetlana Gaytan
Svetlana Gaytan
Galya Kluyeva
Tatyana Zakharova
Tatyana Zakharova
woman on the tram
Nina Mazayeva
Nina Mazayeva
Roza Ivanovna
Olga Samoshina
Olga Samoshina
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Yuliya Yakovleva
Yuliya Yakovleva
friend of Kluyev
Sergei Gordiyenko
Sergei Gordiyenko
Victor Adeev
Victor Adeev
Pavel Kornakov
Pavel Kornakov
uncredited
Viktor Nesterov
Viktor Nesterov
tug sailor

Crews

Viktor Aristov
Viktor Aristov
Director
Viktor Aristov
Viktor Aristov
Writer
Artur Makarov
Artur Makarov
Writer
Arkadi Gagulashvili
Arkadi Gagulashvili
Original Music Composer
Yuri Vorontsov
Yuri Vorontsov
Cinematography
Vladimir Bannykh
Vladimir Bannykh
Production Design

Posters and backgrounds

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