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Chronicle of Flaming Years

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Chronicle of Flaming Years
(Повесть пламенных лет)
Russian poster
Directed byYuliya Solntseva
Written byAleksandr Dovzhenko
StarringBoris Andreyev
CinematographyFyodor Provorov
Aleksei Temerin
Music byGavriil Popov
Production
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Release date
  • May 1961 (1961-05)
Running time
91 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Chronicle of Flaming Years (Russian: Повесть пламенных лет, translit. Povest plamennykh let) is a 1961 Soviet World War II film directed by Yuliya Solntseva. Solntseva won the award for Best Director at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

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In 1941, as the Great Patriotic War begins, Ivan Orlyuk, a kolkhoz worker from the Dnieper region, becomes a soldier. Participating in the first battles on the Dnieper River, Ivan faces immense hardships: the occupation of Ukraine, the destruction of his village, the deaths of his parents and comrades, and a severe injury sustained during a river crossing where survival seems impossible.

Despite these trials, Ivan perseveres, ultimately fighting his way to Berlin. Upon returning home, he reunites with his fiancée, Ulyana, and takes part in the first sowing on the liberated land.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Chronicle of Flaming Years". Cannes. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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