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The Commissar (1967)

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Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is waylaid by an unexpected pregnancy. She stays with a Jewish family to give birth and is softened somewhat by the experience of family life.

Cast & Crew

Director
Aleksandr Askoldov
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    Klavdia Vavilova Nonna Mordyukova
  • Profile picture of Rolan Bykov
    Yefim Mahazannik Rolan Bykov
  • Profile picture of Rayisa Nedashkivska
    Maria Mahazannik Rayisa Nedashkivska
  • Profile picture of Vasiliy Shukshin
    The Commandant Vasiliy Shukshin
  • Profile picture of Lyudmila Volynskaya
    The Grandmother Lyudmila Volynskaya
  • Profile picture of Sergey Nikonenko
    Sergey Nikonenko
  • Profile picture of Otar Koberidze
    Otar Koberidze
  • Profile picture of Leonid Reutov
    Leonid Reutov

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Keywords

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