A child star traded fame for bullets. She never made it to 18.
Real story of the young legendary actress of Soviet cinema Gulya Korolyova, who started acting in films at the age of four. In May 1942, having barely finished school, Gulya voluntarily went to the front and soon died heroically in a battle near Stalingrad.
Acting
Olga Ageeva's devastating final letters
Cinematography
Bleached Stalingrad snow vs. golden childhood flashbacks
Score
Triumphant military brass crushes your soul
Director
Igor Voznesensky
Olga Ageeva
Гуля Королёва
Margarita Sergeyecheva
Гуля Королёва (в детстве)
Larisa Luzhina
мама Гули Королёвой
Vladimir Puchkov
Сергей
Pavel Rudensky
Май (в детстве)
Vladimir Kotov
Май в юности
Misha Shcherbakov
Клюква в детстве
Sergey Obrazov
Клюква в юности
Elena Berman
Лёля в детстве
Gennadi Frolov
режиссер
Yuri Sherstnev
оператор
Yelena Valayeva
учительница
Mariya Vinogradova
соседка Королёвых
Aleksandr Goloborodko
отец Мая
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gulya Korolyova appeared in 14 films before age 12; most prints were lost in WWII.
The 'Fourth Height' refers to a Stalingrad trench position; Korolyova became a Pioneer martyr icon.
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