The Forty-First (1927 movie)
The Forty-First (Russian: Сорок первый) is a 1927 Soviet war movie directed by Yakov Protazanov.[1][2] It stars Ada Vojtsik, Ivan Koval-Samborsky, and Ivan Straukh.
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| Directed by | Yakov Protazanov |
| Written by | Yakov Protazanov Boris Lavrenyov (story) Boris Leonidov |
| Starring | Ada Vojtsik Ivan Koval-Samborsky |
| Cinematography | Pyotr Yermolov |
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Running time | 66 minutes (1,885 meters) |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Silent film with Russian intertitles |
Plot
It follows Maryutka, a young Red Army soldier who has killed 40 enemies and is assigned to guard a captured White officer, Govorukha-Otrok, an aristocrat on a secret mission. After a storm leaves them stranded alone on an island, they grow close and fall in love, forgetting their opposing sides. But when a boat of White soldiers arrives, Otrok tries to rejoin them, and Maryutka, torn between love and duty, shoots him. Realizing what she has done, she runs into the sea and embraces his lifeless body.
