Movielogr
Shors (1939)
Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko
Overview
The year is 1919. German troops retreat from Ukraine. The Directory, the Ukrainian national government lead by Symon Petliura, takes control of Kyiv. Meanwhile, the Bolshevik division commanded by Mykola Shchors is marching on the capital. The Bolsheviks capture the cities of Vinnytsia, Zhmerynka, and others one by one, but lose Berdychiv to Petliura’s forces. They are demoralized by the defeat. By his personal example of courage and military skill, Shchors inspires the retreating Red troops and leads them to victory over the enemy.
Length 140 minutes
Actors
Evgeniy Samoylov | Ivan Skuratov | Anna Borisoglebskaya | Valentin Dukler | Aleksandr Grechanyy | Fyodor Ishchenko | D. Kadnik | Aleksandr Khvylya | Nikolay Kryuchkov | Luka Lyashenko | Nikolay Makarenko | Pyotr Masokha | Dmitri Milyutenko | Nina Nikitina | Georgy Polejayev | Yuri Titov | P. Vadechki | P. Vadechkii | Yuriy Velichko | Sergei Komarov