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Zoya
Zoya
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Zoya

Original Title: Зоя

1944
1h 35m
War
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1944

Runtime

1h 35m

Storyline

The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Nov 23, 1944
Languages
Russian
Director
Lev Arnshtam
Lev Arnshtam
Production
Soyuzdetfilm
Soyuzdetfilm
TsOKS
TsOKS
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

21 Cast Members

Galina Vodyanitskaya

Galina Vodyanitskaya

Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya

Rostislav Plyatt

Rostislav Plyatt

German Soldier

Yekaterina Skvortsova

Zoya as a child

Kseniya Tarasova

Kseniya Tarasova

Zoya's Mother

Nikolai Ryzhov

Nikolai Ryzhov

Zoya's Father

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Boris Fomin

Boris Poslavsky

Boris Poslavsky

Owl

Vladimir Volchik

Vladimir Volchik

Komsomol Secretary

Vera Popova

Vera Popova

Hostess of the house

Tamara Altseva

Anna Sergeevna, Zoya's Teacher

Zoya Zhukova

Zina, Zoya's classmate

Nikolai Bogatyryov

Petya Vasilev

Vladimir Podgornyy

German Officer

Yekaterina Derevshchikova

Yekaterina Derevshchikova

Zoya's friend (uncredited)

Aleksey Batalov

Aleksey Batalov

Alyosha Batalov, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)

Karl Gurnyak

Karl Gurnyak

Parisan (uncredited)

Olga Khorkova

Olga Khorkova

Khorkova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)

Vladimir Lippart

Vladimir Lippart

German Soldier (uncredited)

Mikhail Troyanovsky

Mikhail Troyanovsky

The Head teacher (uncredited)

Mariya Vinogradova

Mariya Vinogradova

Vinogradova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)

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