The Memory of the Heart

The Memory of the Heart

1958 · 97 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, War

The story of an English pilot who crashed in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, and whose life is saved by a woman and a boy - two partisans near the enemy lines, Long afterwards in England he remembers the Russians with affection, tells his friends about his experiences, and resolves to go back to find the two partisans his heart remembers.

Directed by Tatyana Lioznova · Written by Sergei Gerasimov

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Andrei Popov Ralph Chadwick
Tamara Makarova Katya
Viktor Seleznyov
Georgi Shapovalov Vasily Savelov
Igor Kosukhin Ralph's son
Heinz Braun german officer
Valentina Belyaeva Savelova
Nina Menshikova Ekaterina Ivanovna
Nikolai Smirnov Ponomarev
Ralph Parker Strawbridge
Sally Belfrage Image (Olivia's douther)
Klavdiya Lepanova Eileen (Ralph's wife)

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