Men and Beasts (1962)
Original title: Люди и звери
Men and Beasts is a 1962 Russian-language drama movie directed by Sergei Gerasimov, with a running time of 3h 20m. It stars Nikolay Eryomenko, Tamara Makarova and Zhanna Bolotova.
The plot is based on the dramatic fate of the Red Army commander Aleksei Ivanovich Pavlov. Having been captured in January 1942 and being among the displaced persons, he didn't immediately decide to return to the USSR. Having rolled around the foreign country for 17 years, Aleksei nevertheless returned to his homeland. He goes to his brother in the south of the country to Sevastopol. Aleksei accidentally meets the doctor Anna Andreyevna, who was saved from death in besieged Leningrad. She travels by car from Moscow and also to the south, with her daughter Tanya; she suggests he join them. Aleksei tells about his life on the road.
Quick answers
What is Men and Beasts about?
The plot is based on the dramatic fate of the Red Army commander Aleksei Ivanovich Pavlov. Having been captured in January 1942 and being among the displaced persons, he didn't immediately decide to return to the USSR. Having rolled around the foreign country for 17 years, Aleksei nevertheless returned to his homeland. He goes to his brother in the south of the country to Sevastopol. Aleksei accidentally meets the doctor Anna Andreyevna, who was saved from death in besieged Leningrad. She travels by car from Moscow and also to the south, with her daughter Tanya; she suggests he join them. Aleksei tells about his life on the road.
When was Men and Beasts released?
Men and Beasts was released on 2 November 1962.
How long is Men and Beasts?
Men and Beasts runs 3h 20m.
Who made Men and Beasts?
Men and Beasts was directed by Sergei Gerasimov.
Cast
- Nikolay Eryomenko as Aleksei Ivanovich Pavlov
- Tamara Makarova as Anna Andreyevna
- Zhanna Bolotova as Tanya
- Vitali Doronin as Pyotr Ivanovich Pavlov
- Natalya Medvedeva as Valentina Sergeyevna
- Sergey Nikonenko as Yuri Pavlov
- Olesya Ivanova as Varvara Andreyevna
- Anastasiya Filippova as Stepanida Gavrilovna
- Mikhail Gluzskiy as Klyachko
- Vadim Zakharchenko as Savateyev
- Tatyana Gavrilova as Mariya Nikolayevna
- Sergei Gerasimov as Lvov-Shcherbatsky