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Fortress of War
Fortress of War

Fortress of War

Surrender was not an option

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WarDramaHistoryAction

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The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.

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Budget

$8500000

Revenue

$4404729

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

7.224/10

Release Date

04 November 2010

Country

Belarus

Cast

Andrey Merzlikin

Andrey Merzlikin

лейтенант Кижеватов

Pavel Derevyanko

Pavel Derevyanko

Ефим Фомин

Veronika Nikonova

Veronika Nikonova

Анна Кижеватова

Yevgeni Tsyganov

Yevgeni Tsyganov

лейтенант Почерников

Anna Tsukanova-Kott

Anna Tsukanova-Kott

Соня

Aleksei Kopashov

Aleksei Kopashov

Сашка Акимов

Alexander Korshunov

Alexander Korshunov

Пётр Гаврилов

Yana Esipovich

Yana Esipovich

жена Кижеватова

Anatoly Kot

Anatoly Kot

диверсант

Madlen Dzhabrailova

Madlen Dzhabrailova

жена Гаврилова

Tatyana Kamina

Tatyana Kamina

Шура Почерникова

Mikhail Pavlik

Mikhail Pavlik

лейтенант НКВД Вайнштейн

Kirill Boltaev

Kirill Boltaev

лейтенант Виноградов

Aleksandr Saptsov

Aleksandr Saptsov

лейтенант Андрей Акимов

Maxim Kostromykin

Maxim Kostromykin

Колька

Aleksey Dmitriev

Aleksey Dmitriev

Николаев

John Bakhanbaev

John Bakhanbaev

солдат

Dmitriy Kulichkov

Dmitriy Kulichkov

Карелин, летчик

Evgeny Kharitonov

Evgeny Kharitonov

лейтенант Григорьев

Maxim Krechetov

Maxim Krechetov

Garik Vepshkovsky

Garik Vepshkovsky

рядовой Серёгин

Segrey Tsepov

Segrey Tsepov

капитан Иван Зубачев

Yuriy Anpilogov

Yuriy Anpilogov

Кофтун

Sergey Vlasov

Sergey Vlasov

Кавалёнок

Aleksandr Sirin

Aleksandr Sirin

военврач Маслов

Ilya Mozgovoy

Ilya Mozgovoy

немецкий офицер

Benik Arakelyan

Benik Arakelyan

Самвел Матевосян

Evgeny Sangadzhiev

Evgeny Sangadzhiev

артиллерист

Ivan Krasko

Ivan Krasko

читает закадровый текст, озвучка

Gennadiy Garbuk

Gennadiy Garbuk

Сашка Акимов в старости

Rinat Ibragimov

Rinat Ibragimov

Константин

Igor Denisov

Igor Denisov

немецкий офицер

Aleksandr Kuzmichyov

Aleksandr Kuzmichyov

начальник ж/станции

Vasili Molodtsov

Vasili Molodtsov

железнодорожный обходчик

Elena Dubrovskaya

Elena Dubrovskaya

медсестра

Mikhail Evlanov

Mikhail Evlanov

Проскурин

Sergey Savenkov

Sergey Savenkov

снайпер

Denis Parshin

Denis Parshin

санитар

Egor Petrov

Egor Petrov

Алик Бобков

Maksim Litovchenko

Maksim Litovchenko

Vladimir Kapustin

Vladimir Kapustin

Nodari Dzhanelidze

Nodari Dzhanelidze

Andrey Senkin

Andrey Senkin

Evgeny Ivkovich

Evgeny Ivkovich

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