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The Volunteers (1958) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1958 · 97 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Yuri Yegorov
- Starring
- Lyudmila Ivanova, Nonna Mordyukova, Mikhail Ulyanov, Valentin Bryleev, Mariya Vinogradova, Mikaela Drozdovskaya
Based on Yevgeni Dolmatovsky’s verses, it follows Komsomol youths Kolya Kaitanov, Slava Ufimtsev, Alyosha Akishin, Lyolya and Masha as they join volunteers building the first stage of the Moscow Metro. United by the feat's romance and a drive for the toughest tasks, their story traces dedication in the 1930s, through war and post‑war reconstruction.
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