| The Young Guard | |
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| Directed by | Sergei Gerasimov |
| Written by | Sergei Gerasimov Alexander Fadeyev (novel) |
| Starring | Vladimir Ivanov Inna Makarova Nonna Mordyukova Sergei Gurzo Lyudmila Shagalova Viktor Khokhryakov |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Rapoport |
| Music by | Dmitri Shostakovich |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Young Guard (Russian: Молодая гвардия, translit. Molodaya Gvardiya) is a two-part 1948 Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov and based on the novel of the same title by Alexander Fadeyev.[1][2] In 1949 a Stalin Prize for this film was awarded to Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, and the group of leading actors.
The film was also the highest grossing Soviet film of 1948, with approximately 48,600,000 tickets sold.
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 747–748. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. pp. 394, 395.