Twenty Days Without War (1976)
War correspondent Lopatin takes a 20-day-leave from his hard work at the front in 1942. He travels to faraway Tashkent to meet the family of the killed soldier and visit the film set of the screen adaptation of his war-time stories. Lopatin also manages to walk the streets of Tashkent, take part in a factory workers' meeting and have a short-lived love affair. Although with no bombings and fighting, the city dwellers breathe the atmosphere of the ongoing war.
Director: Aleksei German
Genre: War, Drama
Runtime: 101 min
Release Date: November 8, 1976
Cast
- Yuriy Nikulin - Major Vasily Nikolaevich Lopatin
- Lyudmila Gurchenko - Nina
- Aleksey Petrenko - Yuri Stroganov
- Angelina Stepanova - Zinaida Antonovna, artistic director of the theater
- Mikhail Kononov - Pasha Rubtsov
- Yekaterina Vasilyeva - Rubtsova
- Mykola Hrynko - Vyacheslav
- Lyusyena Ovchinnikova - Xenia Sergeevna, former wife of Lopatin
- Liya Akhedzhakova - Woman with clocks
- Lyudmila Zaytseva - Lidiya, actress playing a female sniper
Screenplay
Music: Viktor Lavrov
Cinematography: Valery Fedosov
Editing: Yevgeniya Makhankova
Production: Lenfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Themes
The Horror of War and Humanity
Keywords
world war ii, soviet military, soldier on leave, life during wartime
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More Films by Director: Aleksei German
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Twenty Days Without War about?
- War correspondent Lopatin takes a 20-day-leave from his hard work at the front in 1942. He travels to faraway Tashkent to meet the family of the killed soldier and visit the film set of the screen adaptation of his war-time stories. Lopatin also manages to walk the streets of Tashkent, take part in a factory workers' meeting and have a short-lived love affair. Although with no bombings and fighting, the city dwellers breathe the atmosphere of the ongoing war.
- Who directed Twenty Days Without War?
- Twenty Days Without War was directed by Aleksei German.
- Who stars in Twenty Days Without War?
- Twenty Days Without War stars Yuriy Nikulin, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Aleksey Petrenko, Angelina Stepanova, Mikhail Kononov, Yekaterina Vasilyeva.
- How long is Twenty Days Without War?
- Twenty Days Without War has a runtime of 1h 41m (101 minutes).
- What genre is Twenty Days Without War?
- Twenty Days Without War is a War, Drama film.
- Where was Twenty Days Without War produced?
- Twenty Days Without War was produced in Soviet Union.
- What are the themes of Twenty Days Without War?
- The themes of Twenty Days Without War include: The Horror of War and Humanity.