The Dawns Here Are Quiet
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| The Dawns Here Are Quiet (А зори здесь тихие) |
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| Directed by | Stanislav Rostotsky |
| Written by | Stanislav Rostotsky, Boris Vasilyev |
| Starring | Yelena Drapeko Yekaterina Markova Olga Ostroumova Irina Shevchuk Irina Dolganova Andrei Martynov Lyudmila Zajtseva |
| Release date(s) | 1972 |
| Running time | 188 minutes |
| Language | russian |
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (Russian: А зори здесь тихие, 1972) is a feature film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky based on Boris Vasilyev's novel of the same name. In 1973 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the "Best Foreign Language Film" category.
[edit] Synopsis
The film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia near Finland) in 1941 during WWII. In a railway station far from the front line, senior sergeant Vaskov is stationed with a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners. Suddenly German paratroopers appear in the forest near their garrison. The senior sergeant and five female gunners, though outgunned and outnumbered, fight the Germans in the forest. All five female soldiers are killed during the course of the film, but in the end all sixteen German paratroopers are either killed or captured.
