Kotovsky, (russian: Котовский) is a 1942 Soviet biopic propaganda film directed by
Aleksandr Faintsimmer
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Faintsimmer (Feinzimmer, russian: Александр Михайлович Файнциммер; 31 December 1906 – 21 March 1982) was a Soviet film director. He has been cited as a filmmaker on the forefront of Russi ...
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Plot
The film tells about Grigory Kotovsky, a famous participant in the Civil War, who several times managed to escape from prison and never lost on the battlefield.
Starring
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Nikolai Mordvinov as Kotovsky (as N. Mordvinov)
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Vasili Vanin as Kharitonov (as V. Vanin)
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Nikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov (russian: Никола́й Афана́сьевич Крючко́в; 6 January 1911 – 13 April 1994) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1932 and 1993.
Selected fi ...
as Kabanyuk / Zagari (as N. Kryuchkov)
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Vera Maretskaya
Vera Petrovna Maretskaya ( Russian: Вера Петровна Марецкая) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976).
Early years
Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was bo ...
as The doctor (as V. Maretskaya)
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Mikhail Astangov
Mikhail Fyodorovich Astangov (russian: Михаи́л Фёдорович Аста́нгов), real surname Ruzhnikov () ( in Warsaw – 20 April 1965 in Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1955).
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as Knyaz Karakozen / Yego syn (as M. Astangov)
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Konstantin Sorokin
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. ...
as Ordinarets (as K. Sorokin)
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Evgeniy Grigorev as Selyanin (uncredited)
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Ivan Klyukvin
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
Котовский (1943) Full Cast & Crew
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References
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1942 films
1940s Russian-language films
Soviet drama films
1942 drama films
Soviet black-and-white films
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