A Fortress in the Mountains
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Directed by | Konstantin Yudin |
Written by | Nikolay Erdman Mikhail Volpin |
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Release date | 7 November 1953 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
A Fortress in the Mountains (Russian: Застава в горах, romanized: Zastava v gorakh) is a 1953 Soviet adventure film directed by and Konstantin Yudin and starring Vladlen Davydov, Marina Kuznetsova and .[1] It was made by Mosfilm using the process. It was the third most successful Soviet film at the box office that year, with attendance figures of 44.8 million.[2]
The film is an early Cold War action thriller, set in Central Asia,
Synopsis[]
From Moscow arrives Senior Lieutenant Lunin to the frontier who is assigned as its deputy chief. Due to the illness of the former chief, the lieutenant has to take command of the outpost. At the same time foreign intelligence is trying to enter the USSR territory. Near the state border under the guise of archaeologists spies under the name of Stanley and Marrow are deployed. The local Basmach gang of Ismail-Beg who are paid by their leadership, is trying to make an attack on Soviet territory as a diversion to their main operation - their imperceptible transition to the Soviet side. However, the operation fails; the gang is broken up, its remnants thrown over the border river and the violator spies are arrested and exposed.
Cast[]
- Vladlen Davydov as Lunin
- Marina Kuznetsova as Vera Alexandrovna
- as Polina Antonovna
- Sergei Gurzo as Kuleshov
- Stanislav Chekan as Martshenko
- as Prochorov
- as Vorobev
- as Grachyov
- as Sledovatel
- as Ismail-Beg
- Vladimir Belokurov as Marrow
- as Bridger
- as Ben Stanley
- as Carter
- Nina Agapova as Marya Tikhonovna
- Boris Popov as Inspector
- Radner Muratov as Akhmet
- as Ustinov – mayor
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Hutchings, S. Russia and its Other(s) on Film: Screening Intercultural Dialogue. Springer, 2008.
- Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links[]
- Russian-language films
- 1953 films
- 1953 adventure films
- Soviet adventure films
- Soviet films
- Russian adventure films
- 1950s Russian-language films
- Films directed by Konstantin Yudin
- Films directed by Vladimir Gerasimov
- Cold War spy films
- 1950s Soviet film stubs