The Invasion

The Invasion

100 mins | Drama, War | Feb. 22, 1945

A Russian village struggles through the German occupation during World War II in this tense drama from the Soviet Union. As the town doctor finds his home has been taken by German troops, his daughter becomes involved in the anti-Axis resistance, and his son -- confined to a mental hospital -- escapes to fight the invading armies.

The Invasion

100 mins | Drama, War | Feb. 22, 1945

The Invasion
A Russian village struggles through the German occupation during World War II in this tense drama from the Soviet Union. As the town doctor finds his home has been taken by German troops, his daughter becomes involved in the anti-Axis resistance, and his son -- confined to a mental hospital -- escapes to fight the invading armies.
Producers Mosfilm, TsOKS
Original title Нашествие
Directors Abram Room
Writers Leonid Leonov, Boris Chirskov

Cast

Vladimir Gremin

as Ivan Talanov

Olga Zhiznyeva

as Anna Talanova

Oleg Zhakov

as Fyodor Talanov

Lyudmila Glazova

as Olga Talanova

Zinaida Morskaya

as Demidievna

Lyudmila Shabalina

as Aniska

Valerian Valerskiy

as Kolesnikov

Vasili Vanin

as Fayunin

Grigoriy Shpigel

as Kokoryshkin

Svyatoslav Astafiev

as Mosalskiy

Mikhail Epelbaum

as Valter Shpurre