"Private Alexander Matrosov" is an artistic heroic-patriotic war film directed by Leonid Lukov, shot in 1947 according to the script by Georgy Mdivani at the Soyuzzdetfilm film studio (remounted at the Gorky film studio ).
| Private Alexander Matrosov | |
|---|---|
 The poster for the film. Artist B. A. Zelensky , 1947 | |
| Genre | |
| Producer | Leonid Lukov |
| Author script | George Mdivani |
| In the main cast | Anatoly Ignatiev Vladimir Balashov |
| Operator | Alexander Gunzburg |
| Composer | David Block |
| Film company | Soyuzdetfilm |
| Duration | 85 minutes |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1947 |
| IMDb | ID 0173149 |
Content
Story
The film tells about the glorious short life of Private 254th Guards Rifle Regiment Alexander Matrosov . Following a fervent patriotic impulse, he volunteered for the front, was wounded in the first battle.
After recovery, he continued his service. He was appointed acting commander of the squad, and at the crucial moment of the battle he blocked the embrasure of the enemy bunker with his body, making it possible for his comrades to attack the fortified positions of the enemy.
For his feat, Alexander Matrosov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously). The name of Matrosov was assigned to his regiment, and he himself was forever enlisted in the lists of the 1st company of this unit.
Cast
- Anatoly Ignatiev - Alexander Matrosov
- Peter Konstantinov - Ivan Konstantinovich Chumakov
- Konstantin Sorokin - Misha Skvortsov
- Shamsi Kiyamov - Khadin Abdurakhmanov
- Lavrentiy Masokha - Vasya Petrov
- Vladimir Balashov - Kostya Ilyin
- Oleg Zhakov - captain of Shcherbin
- Mikhail Kuznetsov - captain Kolosov
- Anatoly Nelidov - Nikolay Gavrilovich
- Faina Ranevskaya - military doctor
- Ksenia Denisova - Aunt Pasha
- Lyudmila Ershova - Masha Zamkova
- Not indicated in credits:
- Alexey Dikiy - Stalin (the role was cut in 1963)
- Alexey Alekseev - soldier
- Peter Lyubeshkin - soldier
- Ivan Ryzhov - Fedorchuk, soldier
- Gennady Sergeyev - a singing soldier
- Vladimir Uralsky - soldier
- Semyon Svashenko - party organizer
- Georgy Yumatov - soldier
- Vitaly Doronin - episode
- Mikhail Vorobyov - episode
- In the filming of the film took part the regiment named after Alexander Matrosov
Camera crew
- Script writer: Georgy Mdivani
- Stage Director: Leonid Lukov
- Director of photography: Alexander Gunzburg
- Composer: David Block
- Set Designer: Pyotr Galadzhev
- Poems: Eugene Dolmatovsky