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Commissar (Russian: Комиссар, translit. Komissar) is a 1967 Soviet film based on one of Vasily Grossman's first short stories, "In the Town of Berdichev" (В городе Бердичеве). The main characters were played by two People's Artists of the USSR, Rolan Bykov and Nonna Mordyukova. It was made at Gorky Film Studio.
Maxim Gorky considered this brief story one of the best about the Russian Civil War and encouraged the young writer to dedicate himself to literature. It also drew favourable attention from Mikhail Bulgakov, Boris Pilnyak, and Isaac Babel.
Original Release
06/06/1967
US Release
06/17/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nonna Mordyukova | Klavdia Vavilova |
| Rolan Bykov | Yefim Mahazannik |
| Raisa Nedashkovskaya | Maria Mahazannik |
| Lyudmila Volynskaya | The Grandmother |
| Vasiliy Shukshin | The Commandant |
| Lyubov Kats | Children |
| Pavel Levin | Children |
| Dmitri Kleyman | Children |
| Marta Bratkova | Children |
| Igor Fishman | Children |
Directors
Writers
Aleksandr Askoldov, Vasiliy Grossman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nonna Mordyukova | Klavdia Vavilova |
| Rolan Bykov | Yefim Mahazannik |
| Raisa Nedashkovskaya | Maria Mahazannik |
| Lyudmila Volynskaya | The Grandmother |
| Vasiliy Shukshin | The Commandant |
| Lyubov Kats | Children |
| Pavel Levin | Children |
| Dmitri Kleyman | Children |
| Marta Bratkova | Children |
| Igor Fishman | Children |
| Sergey Nikonenko | |
| Otar Koberidze | |
| Leonid Reutov | Chief of Staff |
| Valeri Ryzhakov | Kursant |
| Viktor Shakhov | (as V. Shakhov) |
| Vladimir Vasilyev | Appearing |
| Viktor Ilichyov | Appearing |
| Semen Morosov | Appearing |
| Aleksei Pankin | Red Army Soldier |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Galina Belinskaya | Producer |
| B. Dokuchayev | Producer |
