Fate of a Man (1959)
Original title: Судьба человека
Fate of a Man is a 1959 Russian-language drama movie directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, with a running time of 1h 43m. It stars Sergey Bondarchuk, Pavel Boriskin and Zinaida Kirienko.
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...
Cast
- Sergey Bondarchuk as Sokolov
- Pavel Boriskin as Vanyushka
- Zinaida Kirienko as Irina
- Pavel Volkov as Ivan
- Yuri Averin as Müller
- Konstantin Alekseev as German Major
- Pavel Vinnikov as Soviet Colonel
- Yevgeni Teterin as Writer
- Anatoli Chemodurov as Soviet Artillery Lieutenant Colonel
- Aleksandr Novikov as Soviet Christian Prisoner of War
- Lev Borisov as Platoon Commander
- Viktor Markin as Captive Surgeon