Execution Is Not Possible
Boris Zhadanovsky, a hereditary nobleman and officer who was predicted to have a brilliant military career, sides with the rebellious people. In 1905, Zhadanovsky is sentenced to death for his revolutionary activities. However, a powerful strike movement organized in response to the court's decision forces the tsarist government to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. After the revolution, Zhadanovsky joins the Red Army and dies fighting the White Army.
Directed by Isaak Shmaruk
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- A Andrey Danilov Борис Жадановский
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Elena Prudnikova Ксения -
Yelena Kozelkova мать Жадановского - N Nikolay Fedortsov отец Жадановского
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Badri Kakabadze Орджоникидзе -
Valentin Belokhvostik Гордиенко - V Viloriy Pashchenko Циома
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Leonid Belozorovich Квашнин -
Andrey Gradov Катенин -
Mykola Oliinyk Григорьев -
Sergey Svechnikov Иванов -
Serhiy Pidhornyi Астахов
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