Zoya (film)
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Zoya is a 1944 Soviet
war film
directed by Lev Arnshtam
. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival
.
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Lev Arnshtam
Lev Arnshtam
Lev Oskarovich Arnshtam was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1936 and 1967.-Filmography:* Girl Friends * Friends ...
. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival
1946 Cannes Film Festival
The 1st Cannes Film Festival was held from September 20 to October 5, 1946.- Jury :*Georges Huisman *Iris Barry *Beaulieu *Antonin Brousil *J.H.J...
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Cast
- Galina Vodyanitskaya as Zoya KosmodemyanskayaZoya KosmodemyanskayaZoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya, alternatively Romanised as Kosmodem'yanskaya was a Soviet partisan, and a Hero of the Soviet Union...
- Tamara Altseva as Zoya's Teacher
- Aleksey BatalovAleksey BatalovAleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Soviet and Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.-Biography:...
- Anatoli Kuznetsov as Boris Fomin
- Rostislav PlyattRostislav PlyattRostislav Plyatt is a famous Russian actor. He appeared in numerous films from 1939 to 1987 including Makes the Whole World Kin, Seventeen Moments of Spring, Going Inside a Storm, and Zoya. He won the People's Artist of the USSR in 1961 and State Prize winner of the USSR in 1982. He was born in...
as German Soldier - Boris Podgornij as German Officer
- Vera Popova
- Boris Poslavsky as Owl
- Nikolai Ryzhov as Zoya's Father
- Yekaterina Skvortsova as Zoya as a child (as Katya Skvortsova)
- Kseniya Tarasova as Zoya's Mother
- Yekaterina Tarasova as Katya Tarasova
- Vladimir Volchek as Komsomol Secretary