The Song of Manshuk
1969The story of the hero of the Soviet Union, Manshuk Mametova, machine-gunner of the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd shock army of the Kalinin Front, the guards sergeant in charge. The first woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery. The film recreates the past and shows a day of combat life Manshuk and her comrades, who took unequal battle with German tanks.
Acted in
Natalya Arinbasarova
as Manshuk Mametova
Nikita Mikhalkov
as Valeri Yezhov
Ivan Ryzhov
as Ivan Petrovich Samsonov
Viktor Avdyushko
as Sukov
Yuriy Sarantsev
as Lomov
Farida Sharipova
as mother
Olesya Ivanova
as madwoman
Ivan Dmitriev
as Vladimir Stepanovich Maksimov
Kauken Kenzhetayev
as father
Nikolai Sergeyev
as engineer
Eskender Umurzakov
as Omar Khadzhibergenov
Viktor Bazhenov
as Styopa Kikin
Yuriy Sorokin
as Yurgenev
Leonid Chubarov
as Bulba
Yuriy Kireev
as Simakov
Igor Surovtsev
as Igor
Igor Bezyaev
as Mikheich
Stanislav Korenev
as german officer
Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev
as Nurzhuman Zharkinbayev
