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Panfilov's 28 Men

Panfilov's 28 Men

20166.81h 45m

Overview

USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.

Directed by Kim Druzhinin
Written by Andrey Shalyopa
Produced by Anton Yudintsev
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Top Cast

Azamat Nigmanov

Azamat Nigmanov

Musabek Sengirbaev

Alexey Morozov

Alexey Morozov

Vasiliy Klochkov

Yakiv Kucherevskyi

Yakiv Kucherevskyi

Serzhant Dobrobabin

Oleg Fyodorov

Oleg Fyodorov

Grigory Shemyakin, foreman

Aleksej Longin

Aleksej Longin

Pavel Gundilovich

Dmitriy Girev

Dmitriy Girev

Bondarenko

Amadu Mamadakov

Amadu Mamadakov

Alikbay Kosaev

Andrey Shalyopa

Andrey Shalyopa

Lieutenant

Pavel Goncharov

Pavel Goncharov

Natarov

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Nikolay Klimchuk

Petrenko

Themes & Keywords

heronazigermanyworld war iisoviet militarytankpanfilov

About Panfilov's 28 Men

Panfilov's 28 Men is a history, action, drama, war film released in 2016 exploring themes of hero, nazi, germany, world war ii, soviet military, tank. Directed by Kim Druzhinin, it stars Azamat Nigmanov, Alexey Morozov, Yakiv Kucherevskyi. USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.

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