

Take Alive
Взять живым
Synopsis
On the fate of a soldier Vasily Romashkin, yesterday's tenth grader, who went through all the trials of the WWII and ended his combat journey as an intelligence officer.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Igor Efimov
Garbuz, Commissioner
Yuriy Solovyov
Karavaev, regiment commander, major
Georgy Nazarenko
Kazakov, chief of reconnaissance regiment
Oleksandr Ihnatusha
Bogdan Shovkoplyas, scout
Sergey Makovetskiy
Alexander Proletkin, scout, Odessa
Fyodor Sukhov
Vasily Romashkin
Aleksandr Potapov
Grisha Kurzhakov, lieutenant, company commander
Leonid Nevedomsky
Dobrokhotov, General
Anatoli Yurchenko
Goloshchapov, scout
Viktor Pavlov
Zhmachenko, foreman
Valery Zaitsev
Zhuk, scout
Leonid Muratov
Nail Khamidullin, scout
Nikita Lysenko
Kostya Korolevich, scout
Victor Bychkov
Luzgin, scout
Alexander Zhdanov
Kuzya Pryakhin, soldier
Yelena Kozelkova
Nadezhda Semyonovna, mother of Vasily Romashkin
Elizaveta Surzhikova
Shura, musician from Leningrad
Aleksandr Lenkov
captain Kim Ptitsyn, correspondent
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vadim Lysenko
- Screenplay & Story
- Vladimir Karpov, Vadim Lysenko
- Original Score
- Oleksandr Zlotnyk
- Original Title
- Взять живым
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Odessa Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vadim Lysenko
Vladimir Karpov, Vadim Lysenko
Oleksandr Zlotnyk
Leonid Burlaka
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Karpov
Writer
Vadim Lysenko
Writer
Oleksandr Zlotnyk
Original Music Composer
Vadim Lysenko
Director
Leonid Burlaka
Director of Photography
Ivan Pulenko
Production Design
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Take Alive
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Take Alive about?
On the fate of a soldier Vasily Romashkin, yesterday's tenth grader, who went through all the trials of the WWII and ended his combat journey as an intelligence officer.
Who directed Take Alive?
Take Alive was directed by Vadim Lysenko.
Who stars in Take Alive?
The principal cast of Take Alive includes Igor Efimov, Yuriy Solovyov, Georgy Nazarenko, Oleksandr Ihnatusha, Sergey Makovetskiy.
When was Take Alive released and how long is it?
Take Alive was released in 1982 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for Take Alive?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Take Alive was composed by Oleksandr Zlotnyk.
