Destiny of a Man (1959)
4.0 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
This was Sergei Bondarchuck's debut feature which he not only directed but also acted the main part of Andrei Sokolov in the screen adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author Mikhail Sholokov's novel. Beautifully crafted and acted, the film is a moving account of an ordinary Soviet citizen - Andrei Sokolov - during the desperate fight to protect the motherland from Nazi invasion during World War II. In the course of the struggle, Sokolov is captured by the German invaders and dispatched to a concentration camp in which the in-mates are mercilessly worked and ill-treated. The only thing that urges him to cling onto life is the thought of being re-united with his family when the war is over. Essentially a morality tale of humanity ultimately winning over evil adversity, the film, on its 1961 release (two years after it was made) was a great worldwide success and an eye opener to western audiences who assumed Soviet directors could not break free from their propoganda yokes, and launched Bondarchuck onto further landmark films such as 'They Fought For Their Motherland' 'Waterloo' and 'War and Peace'. - Actors:
- Sergey Bondarchuk, Pavel Boriskin, Zinaida Kirienko, Pavel Volkov, Yuri Averin, Kirill Alekseyev, Pavel Vinnikov, Evgeniy Teterin, Anatoli Chemodurov, Lev Borisov, Georgi Shapovalov, Aleksandr Novikov, Anatoliy Kuznetsov, Nikolai Aparin, V. Beryozko
- Directors:
- Sergey Bondarchuk
- Writers:
- Yuri Lukin, Fyodor Shakhmagonov
- Aka:
- Fate of a Man / Sudba cheloveka
- Studio:
- Nouveaux Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Soviet Union
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