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How the Steel Was Tempered

2.819421h 32mMovieDramaWarHistory

This literary adaptation was one of only two films made during World War II on the subject of the Civil War following the Bolshevik Revolution, as attention by filmmakers and viewers shifted away from past history and toward the current conflict.

DirectorMark Donskoy
WriterMark Donskoy
ProducerMikhail Levin

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Cast · Directed by Mark Donskoy

VP
Viktor Perest-Petrenko
Pavel Korchagin
DSDaniil Sagal
Daniil Sagal
IFIrina Fedotova
Irina Fedotova
Tonya
NBNikolai Bubnov
Nikolai Bubnov
Artyom Korchagin
AKAleksandr Khvylia
Aleksandr Khvylia
BRBoris Runge
Boris Runge
VBVladimir Balashov
Vladimir Balashov
WKWładysław Krasnowiecki
Władysław Krasnowiecki
German Major
ADAnton Dunaiskyi
Anton Dunaiskyi
Translator
GA
Grigoriy Aronov
NVNikolai Voloshin
Nikolai Voloshin
DKDmytro Kapka
Dmytro Kapka

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