The Kyiv Direction

(1968)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: War

Year: 1968

Runtime: 89 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Владимир Денисенко

Cast: Анатолий Барчук, Виталий Розстальный, Степан Олексенко, Viktor Mizinenko, Полина Куманченко, Наталия Наум, Валентина Гришокина, Виктор Мирошниченко, Николай Яковченко, Яков Козлов

Plot

Historical and military film about the exploits of fighters during Kyiv defense against the onset of the Nazi troops. In virtually hopeless situation soldiers fulfilled their duty to the end. Capture of Kyiv was the first Pyrrhic Hitler’s victory that in the end led to defeat of Germany during the war.