10ème place pour la vente des billets en 1956 : Trente millions de spectateurs
Diplôme d'honneur au Festival de Venise, 1956
Plot synopsis
About heroic defense of the Brest fortress in the period of June 22 to July 20, 1941. The defenders ran out of food, water and ammunition. During a whole month fascists tried to persuade the heroes to surrender, but the soldiers-patriots at their lives' cost preferred fidelity to the oath to disgrace of betrayal. Source : www.mosfilm.ru