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While Defending the Front Line

6.619651h 22mMovieWarDrama

Volkhov Front in 1942. The young political instructor of the counter-propaganda department of the headquarters of the division Rusanov is torn to the forefront. Together with an experienced warrior — captain Shaternikov — the hero gets to…

DirectorYuliy Fayt
WriterYuriy Nagibin
ProducerTamara Samoznayeva

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Cast · Directed by Yuliy Fayt

IK
Igor Kosukhin
Rusanov
VAViktor Avdyushko
Viktor Avdyushko
Shaternikov
SSSvetlana Svetlichnaya
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Katya
VBVladimir Belokurov
Vladimir Belokurov
Shorokhov
ADAleksandr Demyanenko
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Runge
YSYuriy Solovyov
Yuriy Solovyov
"crossbow"
AFAndrey Fayt
Andrey Fayt
Popov
GK
Gennadi Krashennikov
soldier
AA
Aleksandr Anisimov
Sanya
GZGeorgi Zhzhyonov
Georgi Zhzhyonov
Sergei Nikolayevich
GA
Grigoriy Aronov
german POW officer
OBOleg Belov
Oleg Belov
soldier with the telephone

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While Defending the Front Line hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 19, 1965. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.