
The Song of Manshuk
1969•74 min•
★6.0
DramaWar
The story of the hero of the Soviet Union, Manshuk Mametova, machine-gunner of the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd shock army of the Kalinin Front, the guards sergeant in charge. The first woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery. The film recreates the past and shows a day of combat life Manshuk and her comrades, who took unequal battle with German tanks.
Cast & Crew

Natalya Arinbasarova
Manshuk Mametova

Nikita Mikhalkov
Valeri Yezhov

Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Petrovich Samsonov

Viktor Avdyushko
Sukov

Yuriy Sarantsev
Lomov

Farida Sharipova
mother

Olesya Ivanova
madwoman

Ivan Dmitriev
Vladimir Stepanovich Maksimov

Kauken Kenzhetayev
father

Nikolai Sergeyev
engineer

DirectorMazhit Begalin
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