Zoya
movie

Released November 23, 1944
Overview
The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.
Cast

Galina Vodyanitskaya
as
Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya

Rostislav Plyatt
as
German Soldier
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Yekaterina Skvortsova
as
Zoya as a child

Kseniya Tarasova
as
Zoya's Mother

Nikolai Ryzhov
as
Zoya's Father
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov
as
Boris Fomin

Boris Poslavsky
as
Owl

Vladimir Volchik
as
Komsomol Secretary

Vera Popova
as
Hostess of the house
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Tamara Altseva
as
Anna Sergeevna, Zoya's Teacher
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Zoya Zhukova
as
Zina, Zoya's classmate
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Nikolai Bogatyryov
as
Petya Vasilev
Crew

Lev Arnshtam
as
Director

Aleksandr Shelenkov
as
Director of Photography

Lev Arnshtam
as
Writer
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Vladimir Yakovlev
as
Makeup Artist

Boris Chirskov
as
Writer

Dmitri Shostakovich
as
Original Music Composer
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Dmitri Flyangolts
as
Sound
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Aleksandr Dikhtyar
as
Production Design

Konstantin Urbetis
as
Production Design

Ilya Frez
as
Assistant Director
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Vladimir Sukhobokov
as
Assistant Director

Yu-Lan Chen
as
Camera Operator