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Fate of a Man
19597.61h 43m
Overview
The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk
Written by Yuriy Lukin, Fyodor Shakhmagonov, Mikhail Sholokhov
0Top Cast
Sergey Bondarchuk
Sokolov
Pavel Boriskin
Vanyushka
Zinaida Kirienko
Irina
Pavel Volkov
Ivan
Yuri Averin
Müller
K
Konstantin Alekseev
German Major
Pavel Vinnikov
Soviet Colonel
Yevgeni Teterin
Writer
Anatoli Chemodurov
Soviet Artillery Lieutenant Colonel
A
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet Christian Prisoner of War
Themes & Keywords
fascist concentration camp
About Fate of a Man
Fate of a Man is a drama, war film released in 1959 exploring themes of fascist concentration camp. Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, it stars Sergey Bondarchuk, Pavel Boriskin, Zinaida Kirienko. The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
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