You Should Survive
Ты должен жить
Synopsis
1945, an attack aviation regiment is based at the field airfield, which is served by a team of young girls. The last days of the war are coming... In one of the battles, Lieutenant Volynin’s attack aircraft, damaged by a shell fragment, landed in territory occupied by the Germans. Air gunner Shchepov carried the wounded commander out of the burning plane. With the help of the Polish teacher Anna, they managed to get to theirs. And everyday life at the front began again. A few days before the Victory, Dima Shchepov died. Volynin took the death of his friend seriously. But it was even harder for him to learn about the death of Anna, whom he loved and whom he promised to find after the war...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vladimir Chumak
- Screenplay & Story
- Maya Chumak, S. Smolyanitsky
- Original Score
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Original Title
- Ты должен жить
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vladimir Chumak
Maya Chumak, S. Smolyanitsky
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dimitri Meskhishvili
Department Leadership Roster
Maya Chumak
Writer
Vladimir Chumak
Director
Dimitri Meskhishvili
Director of Photography
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer
Yevgeni Gukov
Production Design
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What is You Should Survive about?
1945, an attack aviation regiment is based at the field airfield, which is served by a team of young girls. The last days of the war are coming... In one of the battles, Lieutenant Volynin’s attack aircraft, damaged by a shell fragment, landed in territory occupied by the Germans. Air gunner Shchepov carried the wounded commander out of the burning plane. With the help of the Polish teacher Anna, they managed to get to theirs. And everyday life at the front began again. A few days before the Victory, Dima Shchepov died. Volynin took the death of his friend seriously. But it was even harder for him to learn about the death of Anna, whom he loved and whom he promised to find after the war...
Who directed You Should Survive?
You Should Survive was directed by Vladimir Chumak.
Who stars in You Should Survive?
The principal cast of You Should Survive includes Vladimir Puchkov, Evgeniy Steblov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Marina Dyuzheva, Irina Muravyova.
When was You Should Survive released and how long is it?
You Should Survive was released in 1981 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.
Who composed the musical score for You Should Survive?
The original motion picture soundtrack for You Should Survive was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich.