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The Brave Seven

The Brave Seven

19364.31h 32m

Overview

Six polar explorers arrives to a remote island in Arctic for a year-long scientific expedition. When their ship departs, they unpack only to find a young stowaway, who romanticized Arctic heroes, and tried to join them on multiple occasions finally succeeding. That's how six became seven. Life of polar explorers is tough, and full of danger. During one year they are largely isolated from the mainland, and should survive using their resourcefulness, smarts, knowledge, and existing supplies with occasional unreliable radio communications. The Seven are resilient, cheerful, they forged a true friendship. Now they are ready to face the unforgiving Arctic.

Directed by Sergei Gerasimov
Written by Yuri German, Sergei Gerasimov
Produced by Igor Chernyak
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Top Cast

Nikolai Bogolyubov

Nikolai Bogolyubov

Iliya Letnikov, expedition leader

Tamara Makarova

Tamara Makarova

Zhenya Okhrimenko, medic

Ivan Novoseltsev

Ivan Novoseltsev

Bogun, pilot

Oleg Zhakov

Oleg Zhakov

Kurt Schefer, radio operator

Andrei Apsolon

Andrei Apsolon

Osya Korfunkel, meteorologist

Ivan Kuznetsov

Ivan Kuznetsov

Sasha Rybnikov, mechanic

Pyotr Aleynikov

Pyotr Aleynikov

Moliboga, cook

Themes & Keywords

friendshipremotenesspolar zonenatural disasterstowawayarctic polar circle regionfriendssnowremote islandexplorerpolar ice cappolar exploration

About The Brave Seven

The Brave Seven is a history, drama, adventure film released in 1936 exploring themes of friendship, remoteness, polar zone, natural disaster, stowaway, arctic polar circle region. Directed by Sergei Gerasimov, it stars Nikolai Bogolyubov, Tamara Makarova, Ivan Novoseltsev. Six polar explorers arrives to a remote island in Arctic for a year-long scientific expedition. When their ship departs, they unpack only to find a young stowaway, who romanticized Arctic heroes, and tried to join them on multiple occasions finally succeeding. That's how six became seven. Life of polar explorers is tough, and full of danger. During one year they are largely isolated from the mainland, and should survive using their resourcefulness, smarts, knowledge, and existing supplies with occasional unreliable radio communications. The Seven are resilient, cheerful, they forged a true friendship. Now they are ready to face the unforgiving Arctic.

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