The Penal Battalion

The Penal Battalion

Their life was worth nothing

2004 · 1 season · 11 eps · ★ 7.2 · Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure

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Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.

Created by Eduard Volodarskiy, Nicolay Dostal

Network: Russia-1

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Red Diplomatic CouriersRed Diplomatic Couriers · 1977
Red Diplomatic Couriers
9.01977
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Soviet spies are delivering top-secret mail to Moscow.
HatredHatred · 1978
Hatred
9.01978
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Bolshevik coup. Dying, old Bulyga decided to reconcile his sons, whose paths had diverged at the beginning of the revolution. That's why he called them. But the meeting of his brothers did not make him happy - they were deeply harboring enmity against each other. They buried their father. As soon as they left the village, a detachment broke into the village and began to rampage. And then the brothers rushed after the gang....
WrathWrath · 1974
Wrath
9.01974
MovieDramaHistory
Historical drama about the Tatarbunar uprising in southern Bessarabia in September 1924. The plot is based on the complicated relationship between two brothers standing on opposite sides of the barricades. The betrayal of one of the brothers led to a spontaneous uprising of the poor, which swept the entire south of Bessarabia and was brutally suppressed by the punitive occupation forces.
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Life and FateLife and Fate · 2012
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The plot takes place in 1942-1943, during the defense of Stalingrad. The Jew Viktor Strum is a talented nuclear physicist working in one of the country's institutes on the creation of an atomic bomb. At this time, Strum's relatives die in Nazi camps and NKVD dungeons, and persecution begins against him. The inventor can only be saved by his scientific brainchild, which Stalin himself became interested in. The state needs such a powerful weapon as an atomic bomb. The scientist has to make a choice: to remain faithful to science and work for the "leader of the nation" or to abandon his vocation and be destroyed.
DostoevskyDostoevsky · 2011
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7.72011
SeriesDrama
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Jüri RummJüri Rumm · 1994
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7.51994
MovieAdventureDrama
Jüri Rumm is a hot-tempered young peasant who is not afraid of either German barons or the Russian czar, barfights or disobedience to his master's orders. Mari, a gentle peasant girl, loves Jüri despite the fact that he is very popular among young women. Evelin is a quick-tempered baron's daughter who is used to get everything she wants, including a peasant boyfriend who considers himself a free man. Yet, the free man becomes an outlaw. Where will the runaway's love lead him?
Our DebtsOur Debts · 1977
Our Debts
7.01977
MovieDrama
An interesting life was lived by Ivan Krutov. He served in the Navy, was a fisherman on trawlers, and visited many countries. For the first time, having felt the approach of old age, I remembered my native village. And when he arrived, it turned out that the mother died three years ago, beloved Katerina got married and brings up his daughter. Ivan realized that he had not made a single person happy, and realizing this, he tried to start another, new life ...
The Second Attempt of Viktor KrokhinThe Second Attempt of Viktor Krokhin · 1987
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7.01987
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During the flight, the hero of the film, the boxing champion, recalls his life's journey. The hero’s childhood was in the first post-war years. He grew up without a father, his mother was busy with work, his older brother was in prison, the relationship with the new stepfather did not work out, and the boy was brought up on the street. There he learned to fight, and this led him to the boxing ring. Over time, the stubborn street boy became the champion of Europe.
Death in CinemaDeath in Cinema · 1991
Death in Cinema
7.01991
MovieMystery
Ex-Gulag prison guard investigates murder on the movie set.
Killed While on DutyKilled While on Duty · 1978
Killed While on Duty
7.01978
MovieMysteryHistory
Film-biography of Waclaw Worowski, a Moscow-born Pole turned Soviet revolutionary extremist.
Forget the Word 'Death'Forget the Word 'Death' · 1979
Forget the Word 'Death'
7.01979
MovieAdventureAction
1920. Russian Civil War. Operation of GubCheka (Soviet police) to destroy one of the bands in Ukraine.
The Peasant's SonThe Peasant's Son · 1975
The Peasant's Son
7.01975
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A propaganda film about the fate of a peasant son Kostya.
To RememberTo Remember · 1993
To Remember
7.01993
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War in the Western DirectionWar in the Western Direction · 1990
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A military epic based on Ivan Stadnyuk's novel of the same name about the tragic events of the first months of the WWII.

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