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The Young Guard

1948·189 min

The Young Guard

Directed by Sergei Gerasimov

DramaWar

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.

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Vladimir Ivanov

Oleg Koshevoi

Lyubov Shertsova

Nonna Mordyukova

Uliana Gromova

Sergei Gavrilovich Tyulenin

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Sergei Gerasimov

Writer

Vladimir Rapoport

Director of Photography

Dmitri Shostakovich

Original Music Composer

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The Young Guard (1948) is about 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.

Who directed The Young Guard?

Sergei Gerasimov directed The Young Guard (1948).

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