Nikolay FIGUROVSKY
Николай ФИГУРОВСКИЙ
Nikolaï FIGOUROVSKI
USSR, 1958, 97mn 
fiction
Chasy ostanovilis v polnoch
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Часы остановились в полночь

 

 The Watch Has Stopped at Midnight

 L'Horloge s'est arrêtée à minuit

 
Directed by : Nikolay FIGUROVSKY (Николай ФИГУРОВСКИЙ)
Companies : Gorky Film Studio, BelarusFilms
Spectators : 34,8 millions of spectators
Release Date in Russia : 27/02/1958
 
Site : IMDb

Plot synopsis
The plot is based on the real events that took place in occupied Minsk, when the Soviet partisans, under the leadership of the teacher Ganna Cherna, dicovered the plans of the German command.
Thanks to the subtle game of the still inexperienced scout Marina Kazanich, the partisans took prisoner and, fulfilling the will of the people, executed Hitler's governor, Gauleiter Wilhelm von Kaunitz, who had gained notorious for his atrocities.