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Father of a Soldier
Father of a Soldier

Father of a Soldier

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During World War II, оld Georgian peasant wine-grower Georgy leaves his Georgian village and goes off to the front line, hoping to find his son. George should see and transfer a lot of things, he becomes a soldier and only in the last days of war finds the son...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Georgian

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

11 May 1965

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Sergo Zakariadze

Sergo Zakariadze

Giorgiy Makharashvili

Vladimir Privaltsev

Vladimir Privaltsev

senior sergeant Nikiforov

Aleksandr Nazarov

Aleksandr Nazarov

Arkadiy Ershov, soldier

Aleksandr Lebedev

Aleksandr Lebedev

Nikolay Nazarov, soldier

Vladimir Kolokoltsev

Vladimir Kolokoltsev

Grisha, soldier

Yuri Drozdov

Yuri Drozdov

Vova, soldier

Ivan Kosykh

Ivan Kosykh

Accordionist

Viktor Kosykh

Viktor Kosykh

Vasiliy Dmitrievich, boy on the cart

Viktor Uralsky

Viktor Uralsky

Sailor without legs

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Mariya, Georgiy's wife

Vladimir Pitsek

Vladimir Pitsek

Hospital registrar

Pyotr Lyubeshkin

Pyotr Lyubeshkin

General

Tatyana Reshetnikova

Tatyana Reshetnikova

Devushka-boets

Nikolai Barmin

Nikolai Barmin

Colonel

Inna Vykhodtseva

Inna Vykhodtseva

Woman with children, Vasiliy's mama

Roman Vildan

Roman Vildan

Musician

Bondo Goginava

Bondo Goginava

Georgiy's fellow villager

Vyacheslav Zharikov

Vyacheslav Zharikov

Foreman, tankman

Valentin Kulik

Valentin Kulik

Oboist

Giya Kobakhidze

Giya Kobakhidze

Goderdzi Makharashvili, Georgy's son

Irakli Kokrashvili

Irakli Kokrashvili

Episodic role

Jana Kvitaishvili

Jana Kvitaishvili

Episodic role

Yelena Maksimova

Yelena Maksimova

Borya's grandma

Radner Muratov

Radner Muratov

Lieutenant

Irakli Nijaradze

Irakli Nijaradze

Georgiy's fellow villager

Lili Zgvauri

Lili Zgvauri

Episodic role

A. Startsev

A. Startsev

Episodic role

Feliks Stepun

Feliks Stepun

Surgeon

Yura Bondarenko

Yura Bondarenko

Borya

Nunu Machavariani

Nunu Machavariani

Georgiy's fellow villager

Valentin Donguzashvili

Valentin Donguzashvili

Georgiy's fellow villager

Aleksandr Gai

Aleksandr Gai

wounded soldier

Evgeniy Vever

Evgeniy Vever

tankman

Voldemar Lobinsh

Voldemar Lobinsh

tankman

Viktor Mizin

Viktor Mizin

Seryogin, tankman

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