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Father of a Soldier

Father of a Soldier

19657.01h 23m

Overview

During World War II, оld Georgian peasant wine-grower Georgy leaves his Georgian village and goes off to the front line, hoping to find his son. George should see and transfer a lot of things, he becomes a soldier and only in the last days of war finds the son...

Directed by Rezo Chkheidze
Written by Merab Saralidze, Aleqsandre Makharadze, Suliko Zhgenti
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Top Cast

Sergo Zakariadze

Sergo Zakariadze

Giorgiy Makharashvili

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Vladimir Privaltsev

Senior sergeant Nikiforov

Aleksandr Nazarov

Aleksandr Nazarov

Arkadiy Ershov, soldier

Aleksandr Lebedev

Aleksandr Lebedev

Nikolay Nazarov, soldier

Vladimir Kolokoltsev

Vladimir Kolokoltsev

Grisha, soldier

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Yuri Drozdov

Vova, soldier

Ivan Kosykh

Ivan Kosykh

Accordionist

Viktor Kosykh

Viktor Kosykh

Vasiliy Dmitrievich, boy on the cart

Viktor Uralsky

Viktor Uralsky

Sailor without legs

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Mariya, Georgiy's wife

Themes & Keywords

world war iigreat patriotic war

About Father of a Soldier

Father of a Soldier is a drama, war film released in 1965 exploring themes of world war ii, great patriotic war. Directed by Rezo Chkheidze, it stars Sergo Zakariadze, Vladimir Privaltsev, Aleksandr Nazarov. During World War II, оld Georgian peasant wine-grower Georgy leaves his Georgian village and goes off to the front line, hoping to find his son. George should see and transfer a lot of things, he becomes a soldier and only in the last days of war finds the son...

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