Aleksandr STOLPER
Александр СТОЛПЕР
Aleksandr STOLPER
USSR, 1944, 90mn 
Black and white, fiction
Days and Nights
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Дни и ночи

 

 Les jours et les nuits

 Dni i nochi

 
Directed by : Aleksandr STOLPER (Александр СТОЛПЕР)
Production : Mosfilm
 

Plot synopsis
Screen version of the novel of the same name by K. Simonov. The year of 1942. The battalion of captain Saburov dislodges fascists from the three houses which penetrated in our defense. The Germans, having drawn up the reserve forces, seize this position again. Autumn comes and ammunition delivery by the Volga river is stopped. Being careful of every cartridge the soldiers keep holding the enemy back. One night the Saburov’s soldiers hear the growing roar of guns that indicates the decisive attack of the army at Stalingrad. Saburov’s battalion also goes into assault. The red flag is aflutter over the three houses again.
Source : www.mosfilm.ru
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Moscow (Russia), 2013