The Young Guard (1948)
Original title: Молодая гвардия
The Young Guard is a 1948 Russian-language drama movie directed by Sergei Gerasimov, with a running time of 3h 9m. It stars Vladimir Ivanov, Inna Makarova and Nonna Mordyukova.
In 1942, local teenagers are organizing the underground resistance in the city of Krasnodon during the Nazi occupation of Russia. The teens manage to outsmart the Nazis in their fight, and their activity lifts the spirits of the surviving citizens.
Cast
- Vladimir Ivanov as Oleg Koshevoi
- Inna Makarova as Lyubov Shertsova
- Nonna Mordyukova as Uliana Gromova
- Sergei Gurzo as Sergei Gavrilovich Tyulenin
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Vladimir Osmukhin
- Klara Luchko as Marina
- Georgiy Yumatov as Popov
- Tamara Makarova as Oleg's Mother
- Viktor Khokhryakov as Commander Protzenko
- Grigoriy Shpigel as Fenbong
- Yevgeni Morgunov as Pocheptsov
- Sergey Bondarchuk as Comrade Valko