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The Forty-First (Russian: Сорок первый, Sorok pervyy) is a 1956 Soviet film based on the eponymous novel by Boris Lavrenyev. It was directed by Grigori Chukhrai and starred Izolda Izvitskaya and Oleg Strizhenov. The film is set during the Russian Civil War and tells the story of a tragic romance between a female sniper of the Red Army and an officer of the White Army.
Original Release
10/15/1956
US Release
06/14/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Izolda Izvitskaya | Soldier Maria Filatovna |
| Oleg Strizhenov | Lieutenant Vadim Nikolayevich Govorkha, Jr. |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov | Commander Ansenti Yevsyukov |
| Nikolai Dupak | Soldier Andrei Chupilko |
| Georgi Shapovalov | Soldier Terentyev |
| Pyotr Lyubeshkin | (as P. Lyubeshkin) |
| Lev Kovylin | Soldier Kovylin |
| Yuriy Romanov | Soldier Vyakhir |
| Daniil Netrebin | Soldier Semyannin |
| Asanbek Umuraliyev | Soldier Umankul |
Directors
Writers
Grigoriy Koltunov, Boris Lavrenyev
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Izolda Izvitskaya | Soldier Maria Filatovna |
| Oleg Strizhenov | Lieutenant Vadim Nikolayevich Govorkha, Jr. |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov | Commander Ansenti Yevsyukov |
| Nikolai Dupak | Soldier Andrei Chupilko |
| Georgi Shapovalov | Soldier Terentyev |
| Pyotr Lyubeshkin | (as P. Lyubeshkin) |
| Lev Kovylin | Soldier Kovylin |
| Yuriy Romanov | Soldier Vyakhir |
| Daniil Netrebin | Soldier Semyannin |
| Asanbek Umuraliyev | Soldier Umankul |
| Anatoli Kokorin | Soldier Yegorov |
| Vadim Sinitsyn | Wounded soldier |
| Kirey Zharkimbayev | Timerkul |
| T. Sardarbekova | Altynai, village girl / Altynai |
| Vadim Zakharchenko | (as V. Zakharchenko) |
| Aleksandr Grechanyy | (as A. Grechanyy) |
| Muratbek Ryskulov | (as M. Ryskulov) |
| Mikhail Semenikhin | (as M. Semyonikhin) |
| Nikolai Khryashchikov | Yesaul |
| Julien Desjardin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mikhail Romm | Producer |
