
Front Without Flanks
A first episode in the trilogy about the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazi occupation of Russia during WWII. The film is set in August of 1941, when the Nazi forces invaded and occupied the European part of Russia. Major Mlynsky is in charge of the special group of partisans. His group is absorbing other small groups of Russian soldiers, who managed to survive from the attacks of the overwhelming Nazi forces. The Nazi Armies are advancing to Moscow. Major Mlynsky is organizing the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazis, behind the enemy lines.
Top Billed Cast

Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Ivan Petrovich Mlynsky, Major

Oleg Zhakov
grandfather Matvey Egorovich

Galina Polskikh
Zina, the nurse

Semyon Morozov
Seregin, captain

Yevgeni Shutov
Ohrim Shmil
Featured Crew

Igor Gostev
Director

Semyon Tsvigun
Novel

Venyamin Basner
Original Music Composer

Mikhail Matusovsky
Lyricist
Aleksandr Samulekin
Production Design
Vasily Golikov
Production Design
A. Dukhavina
Costume Design
Zoja Dudarova
Costume Design
Valentina Yankovskaya
Editor
Maya Filippova
Costume Design
Leonid Bulgakov
Sound
L. Nisunova
Editor