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1942: Unknown Battle

1942: Unknown Battle

20197.71h 53m

Overview

WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis.

Directed by Igor Kopylov
Written by Vyacheslav Kondratev
Produced by Inessa Yurchenko, Sergey Scheglov
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Top Cast

Sergey Zharkov

Sergey Zharkov

Ivan Batarev

Ivan Batarev

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Oleg Gayanov

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Arseny Semenov

Aleksandr Gorbatov

Aleksandr Gorbatov

Aleksandr Bukharov

Aleksandr Bukharov

Grigory Nekrasov

Grigory Nekrasov

Igor Grabuzov

Igor Grabuzov

Alexandr Aravushkin

Alexandr Aravushkin

Dan Rozin

Dan Rozin

Pvt. Viktor Somov

About 1942: Unknown Battle

1942: Unknown Battle is a war, drama, history film released in 2019. Directed by Igor Kopylov, it stars Sergey Zharkov, Ivan Batarev, Oleg Gayanov. WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis.

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