The Immortal Garrison

Soviet Union film

The Immortal Garrison

Directed by|

* Zakhar Agranenko
* Eduard Tisse

Written by| Konstantin Simonov (writer)
Starring|

* Vasili Makarov
* Vladimir Yemelyanov
* Nikolai Kryuchkov
* Anatoli Chemodurov

Cinematography| Eduard Tisse
Music by| Veniamin Basner
Country| Soviet Union
Language| Russian

The Immortal Garrison (Russian: Бессмертный гарнизон, Bessmertnyy garnizon) is a 1956 Soviet war film directed by Zakhar Agranenko and Eduard Tisse.

## Plot summary

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This film depicts the siege of the Brest Fortress during the period of June 22 through July 20, 1941 at the beginning of The Great Patriotic War.

## Cast

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* Vasili Makarov as Baturin
* Vladimir Yemelyanov as Kondratiev
* Nikolai Kryuchkov as Kukharkov
* Anatoli Chemodurov as Rudenko
* Valentina Serova as Maria Nikolayevna
* Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Aleksandra Petrovna
* Antonina Bogdanova
* L. Naryshkina
* Gennadi Sajfulin
* Nadezhda Fandikova
* Feliks Yavorsky
* Vladimir Monakhov

## Soundtrack

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Veniamin Basner began his career composing music for this film.[1]

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008, p. 86.

## External links

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* The Immortal Garrison at IMDb
* Bessmertnyy garnizon at AllMovie
* The Immortal Garrison is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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