The Commissar (1967)

Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is waylaid by an unexpected pregnancy. She stays with a Jewish family to give birth and is softened somewhat by the experience of family life.

Directed by: Aleksandr Askoldov

Cast: Nonna Mordyukova, Rolan Bykov, Rayisa Nedashkivska, Vasiliy Shukshin, Lyudmila Volynskaya, Sergey Nikonenko, Otar Koberidze, Leonid Reutov

Genres: Drama, War

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