Drama ·War · Soviet Union · 1985 · 1h 32m

Gunpowder

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Gunpowder poster
Director
Viktor Aristov
Cast
Yuri Belyayev as Nikolai Nikonov Svetlana Bragarnik as Kira Nikonova Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya as Maria Petrovna Vadim Makarovskiy as Aleksandr Kluyev Nozheri Chonishvili as professor Ivan Revazovich Gedevanov Vladimir Varentsov as captain Petrakov
Crew
Yuri Vorontsov — Director of Photography Irina Gorokhovskaya — Editor Arkadi Gagulashvili — Original Music Composer Artur Makarov — Writer Viktor Aristov — Writer Dmitriy Gerbachevskiy — Producer
Synopsis

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be doomed. The film is based on a true event: a small group of fearless soldiers transported a large supply of gunpowder through enemy lines to Leningrad.

Mood & Themes
world war iisoviet union1940sleningrad
Key Collaborators
Viktor Aristov Director Yuri Vorontsov Director of Photography Irina Gorokhovskaya Editor Arkadi Gagulashvili Original Music Composer Artur Makarov Writer Viktor Aristov Writer Dmitriy Gerbachevskiy Producer Vladimir Bannykh Production Design Yekaterina Shapkayts Costume Design
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