The Song of Manshuk

The 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.

6

74 min

Cast

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

Viktor Vlasov

as Soldier

Director

Mazhit Begalin