Five Day Rest (1970)
In December 1941. For five days from the front line in besieged Leningrad arrives for re-forming company. The soldiers are placed in barracks outside the city. A young soldier Alexei Kazantsev pays attention to the girl Olya. She comes to the barracks every day to see her father, Private Koshkin, who among the St. Petersburg volunteers is going to go to the front. Olya is sick, and from hunger she can hardly stand on her feet. Koshkin gives her his tiny ration, which is given to soldiers. Alexei meets Olga and does his best to save the girl. On the eve of Alexei's return to the front, Olga becomes his wife.
Director: Eduard Gavrilov
Genre: War, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: February 9, 1970
Cast
Screenplay
- Iosif Gerasimov (Screenplay)
- Iosif Gerasimov (Novel)
- Arseny Tarkovsky (Lyricist)
- Natalia Lozinskaya (Script Editor)
Music: Venyamin Basner
Cinematography: Aleksandr Kharitonov
Editing: Natalya Belevtseva
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Eduard Gavrilov
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Five Day Rest about?
- In December 1941. For five days from the front line in besieged Leningrad arrives for re-forming company. The soldiers are placed in barracks outside the city. A young soldier Alexei Kazantsev pays attention to the girl Olya. She comes to the barracks every day to see her father, Private Koshkin, who among the St. Petersburg volunteers is going to go to the front. Olya is sick, and from hunger she can hardly stand on her feet. Koshkin gives her his tiny ration, which is given to soldiers. Alexei meets Olga and does his best to save the girl. On the eve of Alexei's return to the front, Olga becomes his wife.
- Who directed Five Day Rest?
- Five Day Rest was directed by Eduard Gavrilov.
- Who stars in Five Day Rest?
- Five Day Rest stars Oleg Efremov, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Boyarsky, Aleksandr Mikhaylichenko, Viktor Markin, Sergei Torkachevsky.
- How long is Five Day Rest?
- Five Day Rest has a runtime of 1h 29m (89 minutes).
- What genre is Five Day Rest?
- Five Day Rest is a War, Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Five Day Rest produced?
- Five Day Rest was produced in Soviet Union.