Film

A Quiet Day at the End of the War

1970 · 38m · Drama

IMDb

7.1

As WWII comes to a close, a wounded Soviet soldier and a Kazak woman seek refuge in a church. In this holy place, they take time to rest and appreciate the beauty of their surroundings, as the interior of the building is lined with ornate works of art. A group of Nazi soldiers eventually disrupts this moment of peace, as they enter the church and defile the sacred works within. Undetected, the original occupants witness this atrocity and the proud Russian feels compelled to fight in an effort to preserve his country’s history.

Natalya Arinbasarova

Adalat

Sergey Nikonenko

Andrei

Yuri Bogatyryov

German

Lev Durov

German

Irina Dyomina

Expert

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Sergeant

Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov

Valentin Smirnitskiy

Aleksandr Yudin

эсэсовец

• Nikita MikhalkovDirector
• Rustam IbragimbekovScreenplay
• Dmitri KorzhikhinDirector of Photography
• Eduard ArtemyevOriginal Music Composer
• Nina MayorovaEditor

Release date

July 6, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

38m

Genres

Drama