The Girl from Leningrad

Overview

Set during the 1939–1940 Winter War, the film follows a group of young women from Leningrad who volunteer for service at the front. Working as nurses in hospitals and on the battlefield, they devote themselves to saving the lives of wounded soldiers, while also taking up arms alongside the men in combat. Through hardship and sacrifice, their courage forges bonds of friendship and love that endure amid the trials of war.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 19, 1941

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Lenfilm

Cast

Yuriy Tolubeev,Yekaterina Melentyeva,Oleg Zhakov,Konstantin Adashevsky,Olga Fedorina,Andrei Abrikosov,Vladimir Abramov,Olga Beul,Zoya Fyodorova,Boris Blinovand 3 more

Director

Viktor Eisymont

Writer

Nikolay Elanskiy,Mikhail Rozenberg,Natalya Konchalovskaya,Sergey Mikhalkov

Producer

Iosif Polyakov

Cinematography

Vladimir Rapoport

Music

Vissarion Shebalin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0033637