The Star
The Star

The Star

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2002
1h 37m
6.0(40 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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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

Андрей Егоров

Barashkin

Андрей Егоров
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

Unknown Role

Александр Аблязов
Acting

Жанна Андреева

Unknown Role

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Михаил Анисимов

Unknown Role

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Viktor Ananin

Unknown Role

Viktor Ananin
Acting

Кристина Бабушкина

Unknown Role

Кристина Бабушкина
Acting

Evgeniy Borisov

Unknown Role

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Максим Браматкин

Unknown Role

Максим Браматкин
Acting

О. Власов

Unknown Role

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Т. Выгодный

Unknown Role

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С. Горожанин

Unknown Role

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Production

Наталья Домерецкая

Unknown Role

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Acting

А. Дюшев

Unknown Role

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Ирина Ильинская

Unknown Role

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М. Капралова

Unknown Role

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Елена Коллегова

Unknown Role

Елена Коллегова
Directing

Степан Коршунов

Unknown Role

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Acting

Владимир Костин

Unknown Role

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Андрей Курилов

Unknown Role

Андрей Курилов
Acting

Иван Лешук

Unknown Role

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Михаил Лукашов

Unknown Role

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Д. Мартинелли

Unknown Role

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Владимир Назаренко

Unknown Role

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А. Панкратов

Unknown Role

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Михаил Парыгин

Unknown Role

Михаил Парыгин
Acting

Александр Пахомов

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Кирилл Петров

Unknown Role

Кирилл Петров
Acting

Е. Родина

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Н. Сигов

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Алексей Сосков

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

П. Столяров

Unknown Role

No Image
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Вячеслав Титов

Unknown Role

Вячеслав Титов
Acting

Тимофей Трибунцев

Unknown Role

Тимофей Трибунцев
Acting

Сергей Угрюмов

Unknown Role

Сергей Угрюмов
Acting

Александр Устюгов

(uncredited)

Александр Устюгов
Acting

Михаил Солодко

(uncredited)

Михаил Солодко
Acting

Ivan Litvinov

(uncredited)

Ivan Litvinov

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