Fate of a Man

Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk

Written by Yuriy Lukin, Fyodor Shakhmagonov, Mikhail Sholokhov, Vladimir Leonov, Viktors Lorencs

The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...

Cast

Sergei Bondarchuk

Sokolov

Pavel Boriskin

Vanyushka

Zinaida Kirienko

Irina

Pavel Volkov

Ivan

Yuri Averin

Müller

Konstantin Alekseev

German Major

Pavel Vinnikov

Soviet Colonel

Yevgeni Teterin

Writer

Anatoli Chemodurov

Soviet Artillery Lieutenant Colonel

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Aleksandr Novikov

Soviet Christian Prisoner of War

Lev Borisov

Platoon Commander

Viktor Markin

Captive Surgeon