''Hit Back'' (russian: Ответный ход, translit. '' Otvetnyy khod'') is a 1981 Soviet action war movie directed by

Mikhail Tumanishvili Mikhail Iosifovich Tumanishvili (russian: Михаи́л Ио́сифович Туманишви́ли), born 19 June 1935, died 22 December 2010, was a Russian Stage director, stage and film director and actor. Tumanishvili is best known of his 1 ...

. It is a sequel to ''

In the Zone of Special Attention ''In the Zone of Special Attention'' (russian: В зоне особого внимания, V zone osobogo vnimaniya) is a 1978 Soviet action movie, directorial debut of Andrei Malyukov. It achieved cult film status among several generations of t ...

''.

Plot

This movie follows the story of a young soviet paratrooper Victor Tarasov - now a captain - who failed to protect the Chief of Staff of his regiment from 'enemy's' ambush while on big-scale 'war-play'; and now - with the help of soviet marines - it is his turn to hit back. And while soldiers play their games - generals play their own ones...

Facts

It was one of the most attended movies in the Soviet Union in 1981, with an audience of approximately 31.3 million.Leaders of distribution

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * ''Peter Rollberg'
Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet cinema
Lanham, Md. :

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, 2009 – 793 p. , (Page 742)

External links

* * Russian action war films Soviet action war films 1980s action war films 1981 films Russian sequel films Films directed by Mikhail Tumanishvili {{1980s-USSR-film-stub