Son of the regiment

Soviet war drama about an orphaned boy adopted by a Russian artillery unit. Directed by Vasili Pronin and based on the novel by Valentin Kataev, this drama revolves around the life of Vanya Solntsev, a small orphan boy who is adopted by an artillery regiment after his family is killed during the Second World War. The last scene features a military parade through Red Square, and footage of Stalin waving.

Credits

Cast
Yankin, Yuri; Morozov, Aleksandr; Yakhontov, Nikolai; Parfyonov, Nikolai; Pluzhnik, Grigori; Vasiliĭ Pronin (director)
Complete catalog record
Alternate title: Syn polka | Сын полка. English.
Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507329 | Film format: 16mm Comb BW pos | Production Company: Central Documentary Film Studios, Moscow. | Reproduction of: Сын полка USSR, 1946. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: Moscow : Central Documentary Film Studios, 1946.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 18 minutes, 1 second)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Children and war -- Soviet Union -- Drama | Orphans -- Soviet Union -- Drama | World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Soviet Union -- Drama
Language note: Russian dialogue; English subtitles.

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Sources

  1. UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q4447955 ↗ — length, country