
The film tells about a band of demobilized Red Army men and two civilians who cross a Middle Asian desert. They are forced to do battle with superior forces of Basmachi rebels for the dry draw-well.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Ivan Novoseltsev
Commander Ivan Zhuravlyov (as I. Novoseltsev)

Yelena Kuzmina
Marya Nikolaevna Zhuravlyova (as E. Kuzmina)

Aleksey Dolinin
Soldier Aleksey Timoshkin (as A. Dolinin)

Aleksandr Chistyakov
Aleksandr Petrovich Postnikov, geologist (as A. Chistyakov)

Andrey Fayt
Colonel Skuratov (as A. Fayt)

Ivan Kuznetsov
Soldier Yusuf Akchurin (as I. Kuznetsov)
Petro Masokha
Soldier Petr Sviridenko (as P. Masokha)
Pavel Yudin
Soldier Petrov (as P. Yudin)
Dmitriy Zolts
Soldier Dmitriy Levkoev (as D. Zolts)

Viktor Kulakov
Soldier Balandin (as V. Kulakov)

Stepan Krylov
Soldier Zhurba (as S. Krylov)
Aleksandr Kepinov
Soldier Muradov (as A. Kepinov)

Nikolay Kryuchkov
Soldier Nikolai Gusiev (as N. Kryuchkov)

Agharza Guliyev
Soldier Kuliev (as A. Kuliev)
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Details
Release Date
1937-05-08
Runtime
90 min
Original Language
Russian
Languages
Russian
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Genres
Adventure
War