Film

The Crossing

1940 · 1h 14m · Drama

About the heroic passage of the Red Army detachment through the Pamirs. The action dates back to the 30s. A strong earthquake is taking place in the area of ​​the Tajik village of Qizyl-Bel and the Soviet border outpost located nearby. With the help of the surviving radio station, the border guards manage to report the incident to the headquarters. A detachment of the Red Army is sent to help the victims. Fighters steadfastly and courageously overcome the difficulties of crossing the mountain spurs of the Pamirs. The detachment arrives in the village of Qizyl-Bel at the moment when the border guards and the local population are fighting off the Basmachi who have violated the border with their last strength. The enemy is defeated.

Stepan Krylov

Yuliya Predtechenskaya

Nikolay Vinogradov

Safronov

Boris Muzalev

Georgy Kolosov

Vladimir Volchik

Nikolay Vorobyev

Vyacheslav Volkov

Mokhov

Yevgeni Nemchenko

Rezunov (uncredited)

Nikolai Stepanov

Donenko

• Aleksandr IvanovDirector
• Semen PolotskyScreenplay
• Matvei TevelyovScreenplay
• Yefim KhayutinExecutive Producer
• Evgeny VelichkoDirector of Photography
• Boris ArapovOriginal Music Composer
• Gavriil PopovOriginal Music Composer

Release date

July 15, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

12+

Genres

Drama