Two friends are army officers, and the turbulent times throw them from the Civil War in the early 20s to the Soviet conflict in Finland, from China to the Urals.
Acting
Lanovoy's smoldering restraint vs Yumatov's earnest warmth
Cinematography
Stunning Siberian landscapes and smoky officer's clubs
Score
That theme song still makes Russians weep
Director
Vladimir Rogovoy
Alina Pokrovskaya
Lyubov Trofimova
Georgiy Yumatov
Aleksey Trofimov
Vasili Lanovoy
Ivan Varavva
Aleksandr Voevodin
Egor Trofimov (adult)
Natalya Rychagova
Masha Belkina
Andrei Gromov
Ivan Trofimov (young)
Yuriy Sorokin
Ivan Trofimov (adult)
Vladimir Druzhnikov
Georgy Petrovich
Yevgeni Vesnik
Doctor
Muza Krepkogorskaya
Masha's mother
Stanislav Simonov
episode
Boris Gitin
episode
Vladimir Zlatoustovsky
episode
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film was mandatory viewing for Soviet military academies and became a cultural touchstone for generations of officers.
The theme song 'From the Officers' became more famous than the film itself, still played at Russian military events.
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