Episodic story of the resistance to the German invasion of the Ukraine in 1918 during World War 1, and made as an example of the guerrilla warfare and fierce spirit in which Ukrainian peasants were again resisting Teuton onslaughts in 1939. Highlights a small band of guerrillas and their battles using scythes, shotguns and, often, just clubs against the Kaiser's army in the Ukrainian forests.
Stars: Lev Sverdlin, Stepan Shkurat, Petro Masokha, Mikhail Troyanovsky, Vladimir Osvetsimsky, Mykola Braterskyi
Crew: Ihor Savchenko (Director), Vsevolod Pavlovsky (Screenplay), Vladimir Okulich (Director of Photography), Sergey Pototsky (Original Music Composer), Yurij Yanovskyi (Novel)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский, Український
Studio: Kiev Film Studio
Runtime: 94 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 29, 1939
IMDb: 6
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