Gunpowder

Gunpowder

92 mins | Drama, War | March 25, 1985

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be doomed. The film is based on a true event: a small group of fearless soldiers transported a large supply of gunpowder through enemy lines to Leningrad.

Gunpowder

92 mins | Drama, War | March 25, 1985

Gunpowder
At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be doomed. The film is based on a true event: a small group of fearless soldiers transported a large supply of gunpowder through enemy lines to Leningrad.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Lenfilm
Original title Порох
Directors Viktor Aristov
Writers Artur Makarov, Viktor Aristov

Cast

Yuri Belyayev

as Nikolai Nikonov

Svetlana Bragarnik

as Kira Nikonova

Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya

as Maria Petrovna

Vadim Makarovskiy

as Aleksandr Kluyev

Nozheri Chonishvili

as professor Ivan Revazovich Gedevanov

Vladimir Varentsov

as captain Petrakov

Konstantin Sarynin

as lieutenant Antipov

Loghman Karimov

as private Gadzhibekov

Evgeniy Liskonog

as Zhdanov

Konstantin Lukashov

as boat captain Ganichev

German Orlov

as tug captain Zagovorenniy

Vladimir Trukhanov

as tug captain Egor Mikhaylovich

Aleksandr Aristov

as Kopylov

Svetlana Gaytan

as Galya Kluyeva

Tatyana Zakharova

as woman on the tram

Nina Mazayeva

as Roza Ivanovna

Yuliya Yakovleva

as friend of Kluyev

Pavel Kornakov

as uncredited

Viktor Nesterov

as tug sailor