The Song of Manshuk
movie
Released December 20, 1969
Overview
The story of the hero of the Soviet Union, Manshuk Mametova, machine-gunner of the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd shock army of the Kalinin Front, the guards sergeant in charge. The first woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery. The film recreates the past and shows a day of combat life Manshuk and her comrades, who took unequal battle with German tanks.
Cast
Natalya Arinbasarova
as
Manshuk Mametova
Nikita Mikhalkov
as
Valeri Yezhov
Ivan Ryzhov
as
Ivan Petrovich Samsonov
Viktor Avdyushko
as
Sukov
Yuriy Sarantsev
as
Lomov
Farida Sharipova
as
mother
Olesya Ivanova
as
madwoman
Ivan Dmitriev
as
Vladimir Stepanovich Maksimov
Kauken Kenzhetayev
as
father
Nikolai Sergeyev
as
engineer
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Eskender Umurzakov
as
Omar Khadzhibergenov
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Viktor Bazhenov
as
Styopa Kikin
