Old Fortress

Old Fortress

1974 · 1 season · 3 eps · Kids, Action & Adventure

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The Soviet propagnda film follows young people from Ukrainian Kamianets-Podilskyi during the revolutionary battles for Soviet power, spanning from pre-revolutionary times to the 1930s. It depicts their experiences in a gymnasium, labour school, cadet dormitory, and their involvement in conflicts against Petliura’s forces and German interventionists, highlighting divisions by social status and political views. It consists of three parts: "Commissar Sergushin" (episodes 1-3); "The Haunted House" (episodes 4-5); "The City by the Sea" (episodes 6-7).

Directed by Oleksandr Muratov

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Andrey Fedorov Василь Манджура (1-3 серии)
Vladimir Nikishaev Юзик Стародомский (1-3 серии)
Sasha Chagarov Петька Маремуха (1-3 серии)
Nikolai Simarev Петька Маремуха (4-5 серии)
Kolya Koshmyak Котька Григоренко (1-3 серии)
Anatoly Reshetnikov Прокопович директор гимназии
Yulya Yakub Галя Кушнир (4-5 серии)
Nadezhda Khil Анжелика (6-7 серии)
Leonid Nevedomsky Тимофей Сергушин (1-3 серии)
Vladimir Lelyotko Василь Манджура (4-5 серии)
Andrey Sorokin Василь Манджура (6-7 серии)
Eduard Bocharov Мирон Манджура, отец Василя (1-7 серии)

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