Film

The Girl from Leningrad

1941 · 1h 28m · War · Drama

IMDb

6.5

Set during the 1939–1940 Winter War, the film follows a group of young women from Leningrad who volunteer for service at the front. Working as nurses in hospitals and on the battlefield, they devote themselves to saving the lives of wounded soldiers, while also taking up arms alongside the men in combat. Through hardship and sacrifice, their courage forges bonds of friendship and love that endure amid the trials of war.

Zoya Fyodorova

Natasha

Andrei Abrikosov

Sergei

Boris Blinov

Morozov

Yuriy Tolubeev

Braginskiy

Oleg Zhakov

Bannikov

Konstantin Adashevsky

Military medic

Vladimir Abramov

Trishin

Manefa Sobolevskaya

Tamara

Olga Fedorina

Chizhik

Tamara Alyoshina

Zina

Yekaterina Melentyeva

Shura

Boris Feodosyev

Doctor

Olga Beul

• Viktor EisymontDirector
• Sergey MikhalkovWriter
• Mikhail RozenbergWriter
• Iosif PolyakovExecutive Producer
• Vladimir RapoportDirector of Photography
• Vissarion ShebalinOriginal Music Composer
• Vladimir SukhobokovEditor

Release date

May 19, 1941

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

War, Drama

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