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The Elusive Jan

The Elusive Jan

19436.00h 56m

Overview

The film is about the struggle of Czechoslovak patriots against the Nazi invaders during the years of fascist occupation. The plot of the film is based on actual events that were reported after that time.

Directed by Vladimir Petrov
Written by Olga Ziv, Aleksandr Stolper
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Top Cast

Evgeniy Samoylov

Evgeniy Samoylov

Evgeniya Gorkusha

Evgeniya Gorkusha

Yury Alexeev-Meskhiev

Yury Alexeev-Meskhiev

Giorgi Davitashvili

Giorgi Davitashvili

Konstantin Dobjinski

Konstantin Dobjinski

Kote Daushvili

Kote Daushvili

About The Elusive Jan

The Elusive Jan is a war, adventure film released in 1943. Directed by Vladimir Petrov, it stars Evgeniy Samoylov, Evgeniya Gorkusha, Yury Alexeev-Meskhiev. The film is about the struggle of Czechoslovak patriots against the Nazi invaders during the years of fascist occupation. The plot of the film is based on actual events that were reported after that time.

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