
Play Dirty(1969)
During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.



Leonid Kharitonov
Борис

Mark Bernes
Афанасий Чубук

Vladimir Yemelyanov
партизанский командир

Nikolay Grabbe
Ян, он же Иван, партизан

Mikhail Pugovkin

Vladimir Seleznyov

Sergey Borisov
боец особого революционного отряда
Courage School is a war, drama, adventure film released in 1954. Directed by Vladimir Basov, it stars Leonid Kharitonov, Mark Bernes, Vladimir Yemelyanov. The film centers on the fate of a provincial guy who became a participant in revolutionary events and the civil war.
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