Back to Life
Возвращение к жизни
Synopsis
Everything is behind him: fleeing from Nazi-occupied Estonia to Germany, searching for work in foreign cities, and his own crimes.... Everything is realized and decided - it is necessary to return. But when he returned, he found neither home nor relatives. His father's friend, the leader of a gang of nationalists, told him about his difficult past. Joining his gang, the hero decides to take revenge ...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vladimir Basov
- Screenplay & Story
- Vladimir Basov, Maro Yerzinkyan, Ahto Levi, Mikhail Matusovsky, S. Krylov, M. Vershinin, Nina Skuybina
- Original Score
- Venyamin Basner
- Original Title
- Возвращение к жизни
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union, East Germany
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vladimir Basov
Vladimir Basov, Maro Yerzinkyan, Ahto Levi, Mikhail Matusovsky, S. Krylov, M. Vershinin, Nina Skuybina
Venyamin Basner
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Lyudmila Badorina, Mariya Sergeyeva
Pyotr Feller
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Basov
Director
Venyamin Basner
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Basov
Writer
Maro Yerzinkyan
Writer
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Director of Photography
Aleksei Parkhomenko
Production Design
Marina Zdornova-Patenovskaya
Costume Design
Lyudmila Badorina
Editor
Mariya Sergeyeva
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What is Back to Life about?
Everything is behind him: fleeing from Nazi-occupied Estonia to Germany, searching for work in foreign cities, and his own crimes.... Everything is realized and decided - it is necessary to return. But when he returned, he found neither home nor relatives. His father's friend, the leader of a gang of nationalists, told him about his difficult past. Joining his gang, the hero decides to take revenge ...
Who directed Back to Life?
Back to Life was directed by Vladimir Basov.
Who stars in Back to Life?
The principal cast of Back to Life includes Leonhard Merzin, Valentina Titova, Paul Rinne, Tamara Loginova, Maria Pastukhova.
When was Back to Life released and how long is it?
Back to Life was released in 1972 with a total runtime of 2h 41m.
Who composed the musical score for Back to Life?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Back to Life was composed by Venyamin Basner.
Is Back to Life based on a book or true story?
Back to Life is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Ahto Levi".