''The General'' (russian: Генерал) is a 1992 Russian biographical
war film directed by Igor Nikolayev about officer
Alexander Gorbatov.
Plot
March 1941. Sentenced to a long-term prison of the communists, Gorbatov is released from
Lubyanka and shortly afterwards rules the unit on the front. He is a capable commander and is quickly promoted — soon he is a general-lieutenant and commands the army. Compared with other Soviet commanders, including Zhukov himself, he is distinguished by understanding the realities of the modern battlefield, the independence of courts and decisions and the ability to persuade his superiors to them. The war continues, and Gorbatov constantly comes to face not only the German invaders, but also the omnipotence of political officers, the ignorance of commanders ...
Cast
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Vladimir Gostyukhin
Vladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin (russian: Владимир Васильевич Гостюхин, be, Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Гасцю́хін, born 10 March 1946) is a Soviet and Russian, Belarusian film and stage actor. ...
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Alexander Gorbatov
* Irina Akulova — Nina Alexandrovna Gorbatova, wife
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Aleksei Zharkov —
Lev Mekhlis
* Alexander Khochinsky —
Boris Pasternak
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (; rus, Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к, p=bɐˈrʲis lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ pəstɛrˈnak; 30 May 1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, composer and literary translator. Composed in 1917, Pa ...
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Vladimir Menshov —
Georgy Zhukov
* Igor Shapovalov —
Semyon Timoshenko
* Eugene Karelskikh —
Konstantin Rokossovsky
* Vasily Popov — Leontiy Guriev
* Svetlana Konovalova — Tatyana Yurievna, widow of the commander Konstantin Ushakov
* Vladimir Romanovsky —
Nikita Khrushchev
References
External links
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Russian war drama films
1990s war drama films
Cultural depictions of Georgy Zhukov
Cultural depictions of Nikita Khrushchev
1992 films
1990s Russian-language films
1990s German-language films
Eastern Front of World War II films
Russian World War II films
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