The Star
The Star

The Star

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2002
1h 37m
5.9(38 votes)
War
Drama

Overview

In the summer of 1944, the Nazi Armies prepare a massive Tank Division named 'Viking" for the offensive on occupied Russian land. The Russian Army's special group of seven snipers named "Zvezda" is sent for a reconnaissance operation behind the enemy lines in the back of the Nazi Tank Division. Two previous Russian groups never came back. The seven Russians know that they are going to an almost certain Death for the sake of Victory.

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Mosfilm

Cast & Crew

54 members
Acting

Игорь Петренко

Travkin

Игорь Петренко
Acting

Артём Семакин

Vorobei

Артём Семакин
Acting

Алексей Панин

Mamochkin

Алексей Панин
Acting

Алексей Кравченко

Anikanov

Алексей Кравченко
Acting

Анатолий Гущин

Bykov

Анатолий Гущин
Acting

Амаду Мамадаков

Temdekov

Амаду Мамадаков
Acting

Yuri Laguta

Brazhnikov

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Екатерина Вуличенко

Katya

Екатерина Вуличенко
Acting

Andrey Egorov

Barashkin

Andrey Egorov
Acting

Сергей Миллер

first prisoner

Сергей Миллер
Acting

Геннадий Воротников

second prisoner

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Александр Ефимов

third prisoner

Александр Ефимов
Acting

Александр Наумов

Serbichenko

Александр Наумов
Acting

Александр Дьяченко

Galiev

Александр Дьяченко
Acting

Oleg Gushchin

Likhachev

Oleg Gushchin
Acting

Иван Кокорин

Meshchersky

Иван Кокорин
Acting

Александра Чичкова

signal operator

Александра Чичкова
Acting

Сергей Рудзевич

signal operator

Сергей Рудзевич
Acting

Александр Аблязов

episode

Александр Аблязов
Acting

Жанна Андреева

episode

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Михаил Анисимов

episode

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Viktor Ananin

episode

Viktor Ananin
Acting

Кристина Бабушкина

episode

Кристина Бабушкина
Acting

Evgeniy Borisov

episode

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Максим Браматкин

episode

Максим Браматкин
Acting

О. Власов

episode

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Т. Выгодный

episode

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Acting

С. Горожанин

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Production

Наталья Домерецкая

episode

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Acting

А. Дюшев

episode

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Ирина Ильинская

episode

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М. Капралова

episode

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Елена Коллегова

episode

Елена Коллегова
Directing

Степан Коршунов

episode

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Владимир Костин

episode

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Андрей Курилов

episode

Андрей Курилов
Acting

Иван Лешук

episode

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Acting

Михаил Лукашов

episode

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Д. Мартинелли

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Владимир Назаренко

episode

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Acting

А. Панкратов

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Михаил Парыгин

episode

Михаил Парыгин
Acting

Александр Пахомов

episode

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Кирилл Петров

episode

Кирилл Петров
Acting

Е. Родина

episode

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Acting

Н. Сигов

episode

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Acting

Алексей Сосков

episode

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Acting

П. Столяров

episode

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Acting

Вячеслав Титов

episode

Вячеслав Титов
Acting

Тимофей Трибунцев

episode

Тимофей Трибунцев
Acting

Сергей Угрюмов

episode

Сергей Угрюмов
Acting

Александр Устюгов

episode (uncredited)

Александр Устюгов
Acting

Михаил Солодко

episode (uncredited)

Михаил Солодко
Acting

Ivan Litvinov

episode (uncredited)

Ivan Litvinov

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