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| Russian: Армия «Трясогузки» | |
| Directed by | Aleksandrs Leimanis |
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| Cinematography | Māris Rudzītis |
| Edited by | Ērika Meškovska |
| Music by | Kirill Molchanov |
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Running time | 84 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
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Wagtails Army (Russian: Армия «Трясогузки», romanized: Armiya 'Tryasoguzki', Latvian: Cielaviņas armija) is a 1964 Soviet family film directed by Aleksandrs Leimanis.[1][2][3] Screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alexander Vlasov and Arkady Mlodik.
Plot
[edit]Kolchak's train had an accident, at the site of which the White Guards discovered a checkbox with the text "Wagtails Army", as a result of which the massive arrests began.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Viktor Kholmogorov as Tryasoguzka
- Yuri Korzhov as Gypsy
- Aivars Galviņš as Mika
- Gunārs Cilinskis as Platais (voiced by Artyom Karapetyan)
- Ivan Kuznetsov as Kondrat
- Viktor Plyut as Nikolay
- Aleksey Alekseev as colonel
- Gurgen Tonunts as esaul
- Pavel Shpringfeld as lineman
- Uldis Dumpis as adjutant[5]
- Ivan Lapikov as wounded man
Sequel
[edit]On December 23, 1968, the sequel to The Wagtail's Army Again in Battle was released on Soviet screens, also directed by Leimanis.
References
[edit]- ^ Лучшие фильмы, которые нужно бы показать российским детям (список)
- ^ В киноклубе псковской библиотеки состоится показ фильма Александра Лейманиса «Армия «Трясогузки» снова в бою»
- ^ Anastasiya Chekhovskaya (2014-03-04). "Революция в школьной программе и вне" [A revolution in the school curriculum and beyond]. Radio Svoboda (in Russian).
- ^ Армия Трясогузки // КиноПоиск
- ^ The Wagtail's Army (1964) Full Cast / Crew
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