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The Commissar (1967) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1967 · 110 mins · Russian
- Directed by
- Aleksandr Askoldov
- Starring
- Sergey Nikonenko, Vasiliy Shukshin, Nonna Mordyukova, Rolan Bykov, Rayisa Nedashkivska, Lyudmila Volynskaya
Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is unexpectedly pregnant and must leave the front. She takes shelter with a Jewish family, where she gives birth amid their modest home. The close‑knit household and its customs gradually soften her hardened military demeanor, revealing a newfound empathy for ordinary life.
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