1 00:00:09,969 --> 00:00:12,013 MOSFILM CINE CONCERN 2 00:00:12,514 --> 00:00:14,516 ARK-FILM Studios 3 00:00:15,225 --> 00:00:19,395 Supported by Cinematography Service, Ministry of Culture, Russia 4 00:00:21,731 --> 00:00:23,149 Present 5 00:00:24,651 --> 00:00:27,612 a NIKOLAI LEBEDEV film 6 00:00:51,511 --> 00:00:53,638 THE STAR 7 00:00:54,138 --> 00:00:56,391 based upon novelette of the same name by Emmanuil Kazakevich 8 00:01:12,991 --> 00:01:15,994 Igor PETRENKO as Lieutenant Travkin 9 00:01:16,953 --> 00:01:19,664 Artem SEMAKIN as Private Vorobyov 10 00:01:20,999 --> 00:01:23,626 Alexei PANIN as Sergeant Mamochkin 11 00:01:24,919 --> 00:01:27,422 Alexei KRAVCHENKO as Sergeant Anikanov 12 00:01:28,756 --> 00:01:31,676 Anatoly GUSCHIN as Private Bykov 13 00:01:33,011 --> 00:01:35,805 Amadu MAMADAKOV as Private TEMDEKOV 14 00:01:36,973 --> 00:01:39,559 Yury LAGUTA as Sergeant Brazhnikov 15 00:01:56,951 --> 00:01:59,370 Sound by Alexander POGOSYAN 16 00:02:00,204 --> 00:02:03,041 Music by Alexei RYBNIKOV 17 00:02:03,499 --> 00:02:06,210 Production Designer Lyudmila KUSAKOVA 18 00:02:06,919 --> 00:02:09,756 Director of Photography Yury NEVSKY 19 00:02:10,423 --> 00:02:13,259 Written by Yevgeny GRIGORIEV, Nikolai LEBEDEV 20 00:02:13,718 --> 00:02:16,638 in co-work with Alexander BORODYANSKY 21 00:02:17,930 --> 00:02:20,516 Produced by Alexander LITVINOV 22 00:02:21,017 --> 00:02:23,895 Created and produced by Karen SHAKHNAZAROV 23 00:02:24,437 --> 00:02:27,482 Directed by Nikolai LEBEDEV 24 00:02:40,912 --> 00:02:43,831 In summer 1944 the Red Army troops had fought their way 25 00:02:44,707 --> 00:02:47,460 towards the western frontier of the USSR... 26 00:02:48,294 --> 00:02:51,047 Marchenko will make it, I'm sure. 27 00:02:51,631 --> 00:02:54,717 Lieutenant, HQ is on the line. 28 00:02:57,095 --> 00:02:59,305 Has Marchenko gotten through? 29 00:03:00,098 --> 00:03:02,809 - Not yet. - Is everything all right? 30 00:03:03,309 --> 00:03:05,019 Everything is quiet. 31 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,981 In case of a red signal - you cover up the retreating group? 32 00:03:09,232 --> 00:03:12,151 - Yes. - Germans stay calm? 33 00:04:37,361 --> 00:04:38,738 Who are you? 34 00:04:39,030 --> 00:04:41,115 Private Simakova. 35 00:04:41,449 --> 00:04:44,827 - And for your mom and dad? - Katya. 36 00:04:44,827 --> 00:04:47,872 - How long at the front? - First day. 37 00:04:49,791 --> 00:04:51,918 You're beautiful, Katya. 38 00:04:55,838 --> 00:04:57,298 Your hand... 39 00:05:00,468 --> 00:05:02,386 My name is Andrei. 40 00:05:03,554 --> 00:05:05,765 Captain Barashkin, from the Corpse HQ. 41 00:05:06,474 --> 00:05:08,476 See you, Katya. 42 00:05:38,464 --> 00:05:40,091 Victor... 43 00:05:51,060 --> 00:05:52,937 Granny, I'm here! 44 00:05:54,021 --> 00:05:56,107 Mom, I've found the doll! 45 00:05:58,609 --> 00:06:01,821 Come, come... 46 00:06:08,536 --> 00:06:09,996 - Tourniquet. - There's none. 47 00:06:10,246 --> 00:06:12,123 Give me the belt. 48 00:06:12,456 --> 00:06:15,001 I was having a nature's call and - bang!.. 49 00:07:00,087 --> 00:07:02,298 Private Erykalov, follow me. 50 00:07:22,109 --> 00:07:24,195 Wait here. 51 00:07:27,865 --> 00:07:30,201 - You'll return the horses. - Yes. 52 00:07:30,660 --> 00:07:32,495 '...and inform the personnel: 53 00:07:32,787 --> 00:07:35,289 'according to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, 54 00:07:35,498 --> 00:07:37,792 'those enlisted men who'll reach the frontier first, 55 00:07:38,209 --> 00:07:40,628 'will be made Heroes of the Soviet Union.' 56 00:07:41,170 --> 00:07:43,881 It's a high-importance operation controlled by GHQ 57 00:07:44,340 --> 00:07:47,343 and you know nothing about the enemy's plans as yet. 58 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,178 We do know something. 59 00:07:49,762 --> 00:07:51,097 And we do everything we can. 60 00:07:51,472 --> 00:07:54,809 'Something' is next to nothing! 61 00:07:55,559 --> 00:07:58,521 You should immediately send scouts into the enemy's rear. 62 00:07:58,896 --> 00:08:00,606 It's the second unit that we've sent. 63 00:08:00,940 --> 00:08:02,608 Colonel... 64 00:08:03,693 --> 00:08:05,569 No word from the scouts as yet. 65 00:08:09,198 --> 00:08:11,242 I hope they have gotten through! 66 00:08:11,784 --> 00:08:14,120 I'm here to organize the raid of yet another... 67 00:08:14,453 --> 00:08:17,039 - ...scout's group. - I've no scouts left. 68 00:08:17,373 --> 00:08:20,501 We've got 2 scouts left out of 18... 69 00:08:20,876 --> 00:08:22,670 Maybe for you a loss of 16 men is no big deal, 70 00:08:23,004 --> 00:08:25,089 but not for me. 71 00:08:25,381 --> 00:08:29,010 I'll bring you some reinforcement. 72 00:08:29,969 --> 00:08:32,638 I would appreciate that Captain. 73 00:08:33,472 --> 00:08:37,101 Hi, ladies. Any news from Marchenko? 74 00:08:43,315 --> 00:08:46,444 While I'm alive, Hitler is trembling in his shoes. 75 00:08:48,821 --> 00:08:50,406 A new operator? 76 00:08:52,241 --> 00:08:55,077 Transferred or just sent from heavens? 77 00:08:56,746 --> 00:09:00,082 May I introduce myself. Sergeant Mamochkin. Kostya. 78 00:09:00,583 --> 00:09:02,376 - Katya. - Great. 79 00:09:03,252 --> 00:09:06,047 Katya, you're lucky to have met me! 80 00:09:06,505 --> 00:09:08,883 You know who's the nicest friends in the Army? 81 00:09:09,216 --> 00:09:12,053 Scouts! Scouts are the most gallant lot too. 82 00:09:12,470 --> 00:09:15,556 Who is the bravest? Scouts. 83 00:09:15,890 --> 00:09:18,517 That guy riding a horse he was a scout too? 84 00:09:18,851 --> 00:09:21,020 Lieutenant Travkin? He is the coolest scout. 85 00:09:21,312 --> 00:09:23,773 He is second to none in the Army. 86 00:09:24,065 --> 00:09:26,901 Leaning over maps, scouting in the midst of things, 87 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:29,487 not a moment of rest - that is his style. 88 00:09:30,029 --> 00:09:32,990 Treat yourself to home-made eatables. Lieutenant. 89 00:09:34,658 --> 00:09:37,203 We've a guest: a nice girl, 90 00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:42,458 an operator from the line company. A greenhorn. 91 00:09:45,252 --> 00:09:47,421 - And the food? - A present from happy locals, 92 00:09:47,713 --> 00:09:49,632 for liberating them from fascist occupants. 93 00:09:49,965 --> 00:09:53,511 Fall to. 94 00:09:55,429 --> 00:09:58,224 One day at the OP: let the locals have 95 00:09:58,557 --> 00:09:59,892 a break from you. 96 00:10:03,187 --> 00:10:05,314 Why strangers here? 97 00:10:06,899 --> 00:10:08,692 She's a nice girl, Lieutenant. 98 00:10:08,984 --> 00:10:10,653 Knock it off! 99 00:10:12,947 --> 00:10:15,282 What did they tell you at the HQ? 100 00:10:16,826 --> 00:10:19,078 - We should reconnoiter. - What? 101 00:10:19,870 --> 00:10:23,666 You kidding? We've no men left. Except you and me. 102 00:10:23,999 --> 00:10:25,376 They will bring reinforcement. 103 00:10:36,178 --> 00:10:39,014 - Thank you, bro. - Here they are. 104 00:10:41,100 --> 00:10:44,770 They're only good enough to drag with a transport train, 105 00:10:45,187 --> 00:10:46,647 to urge them horses. 106 00:10:46,981 --> 00:10:50,734 A team of 3 scouts reports for duty! 107 00:10:51,569 --> 00:10:53,904 The fore of the team - Sergeant Brazhnikov. 108 00:10:54,488 --> 00:10:57,032 Scouts' unit commander, Lieutenant Travkin. 109 00:10:59,201 --> 00:11:01,370 - And you're from...? - The 1st Ukrainian Front. 110 00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:09,837 Salute! Private Temdekov, an infantry soldier! 111 00:11:10,379 --> 00:11:12,965 - Why a scout? - I can shoot. 112 00:11:14,383 --> 00:11:16,260 Go ahead, shoot. 113 00:11:31,192 --> 00:11:32,985 I'm a hunter. 114 00:11:34,737 --> 00:11:37,031 - You a hunter too? - No, I'm Private Bykov. 115 00:11:38,199 --> 00:11:40,075 I know these parts. 116 00:11:40,409 --> 00:11:42,995 My home is 30 km away from here. 117 00:11:43,329 --> 00:11:46,332 It's not a go-and-visit- your-mom business for you. 118 00:11:48,459 --> 00:11:51,462 - Private Bykov! - I'm sorry. 119 00:11:55,341 --> 00:11:57,092 He'll do. 120 00:11:58,302 --> 00:12:00,638 Private Vorobyov! 121 00:12:01,138 --> 00:12:02,932 - May I ask you? - Yes? 122 00:12:03,432 --> 00:12:05,392 Do you need professional sportsmen? 123 00:12:05,726 --> 00:12:08,437 - What kind of sports? - Chess. 124 00:12:11,106 --> 00:12:14,151 - Dismissed. - Also I can speak German. 125 00:12:36,674 --> 00:12:39,218 Earth to Dawn. 126 00:12:40,052 --> 00:12:42,388 Do you copy? 127 00:12:58,779 --> 00:13:01,031 Bykov, pour here. 128 00:13:12,918 --> 00:13:15,004 I heard you were in Moscow? 129 00:13:18,924 --> 00:13:21,635 - Two times. - A beautiful city? 130 00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:25,306 Very beautiful. 131 00:13:27,349 --> 00:13:29,685 What did you want to be before the war? 132 00:13:34,857 --> 00:13:37,651 I wish I were in Moscow now. 133 00:13:37,943 --> 00:13:40,070 Right now. 134 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:44,116 My sister is a student at the conservatory. 135 00:13:44,867 --> 00:13:46,535 A singer? 136 00:13:47,286 --> 00:13:49,288 She plays the violin. 137 00:13:51,373 --> 00:13:53,959 - What do you want to be? - I haven't decided yet. 138 00:13:54,293 --> 00:13:57,338 - I'm fresh from school. - You volunteered? 139 00:13:57,713 --> 00:13:59,548 Yes, of course. 140 00:14:08,140 --> 00:14:12,019 The enemy's tanks we'll designate as number 49. 141 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:14,605 Their infantry - as number 21. 142 00:14:15,356 --> 00:14:17,900 Say, you must send a word the tanks are there. 143 00:14:18,233 --> 00:14:20,819 You say: 49 bull 4. 144 00:14:21,195 --> 00:14:23,614 - If it's infantry... - 21 bull 4. 145 00:14:24,031 --> 00:14:27,910 Smart you are. The scout team's call sign is 'Star', 146 00:14:28,243 --> 00:14:29,787 and we will be 'Earth'. 147 00:14:30,537 --> 00:14:32,539 Maybe you'll take a radio specialist? 148 00:14:32,873 --> 00:14:35,542 Private Simakova submitted a report. 149 00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:39,755 She wants to go with you. 150 00:14:40,631 --> 00:14:43,509 No, we don't need anyone 151 00:14:44,343 --> 00:14:46,553 It's not a pleasure trip, you know. 152 00:14:48,347 --> 00:14:50,599 Very well then. 153 00:14:51,809 --> 00:14:55,604 Star to Earth, do you read me? 154 00:14:56,271 --> 00:14:58,899 Star, I read you. 155 00:14:59,274 --> 00:15:02,069 Star to Earth, do you copy? 156 00:15:04,905 --> 00:15:06,865 Star to Earth... 157 00:15:08,909 --> 00:15:10,702 I'm the Star... 158 00:15:26,927 --> 00:15:28,762 Anikanych. 159 00:15:29,888 --> 00:15:31,723 Yes, it's me. 160 00:15:32,141 --> 00:15:34,268 - How is your leg? - I can dance again. 161 00:15:35,894 --> 00:15:37,312 Are you just passing? 162 00:15:37,688 --> 00:15:40,816 Transferred to another unit, didn't catch my train. 163 00:15:41,108 --> 00:15:43,861 So, I decided to look in on you guys. 164 00:15:44,528 --> 00:15:48,198 I was told you're still here. 165 00:15:48,615 --> 00:15:50,200 - We are. - Eat. 166 00:15:50,534 --> 00:15:51,994 You don't miss their hospital meal. 167 00:15:54,204 --> 00:15:56,415 So, you're going to the Germans' rear. 168 00:16:00,502 --> 00:16:02,963 - Yep. - Good for you. 169 00:16:05,215 --> 00:16:07,134 Where is Marchenko?.. 170 00:16:19,062 --> 00:16:21,148 To his eternal memory. 171 00:16:33,076 --> 00:16:36,872 Will you go with us? 172 00:16:38,707 --> 00:16:40,792 I guess I will. 173 00:16:41,919 --> 00:16:44,630 We'll have to write a letter to my new unit, 174 00:16:44,963 --> 00:16:47,382 that sergeant Anikanov is not a deserter, 175 00:16:47,883 --> 00:16:49,510 and all that kind of stuff. 176 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:52,137 We'll write a mighty big letter. 177 00:17:38,016 --> 00:17:40,769 It's to my Mom. Will you post it for me? 178 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:43,689 You'll post it when you come back. 179 00:17:45,774 --> 00:17:47,276 Let's hop... 180 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:49,570 All right. Now - a Godspeed sit-down. 181 00:17:49,861 --> 00:17:51,655 Our camouflage is noiseless all right. 182 00:17:56,827 --> 00:17:59,204 Katya, the scouts are leaving today. 183 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,291 Tonight... 184 00:19:17,741 --> 00:19:20,369 Captain, the scouts' team 185 00:19:20,869 --> 00:19:24,331 ready to cross the frontline. 186 00:19:24,831 --> 00:19:26,708 Let's check our times. 187 00:19:27,584 --> 00:19:30,087 - 0:15. - It's too fast. 188 00:19:30,420 --> 00:19:32,172 Put it one minute back. 189 00:19:32,464 --> 00:19:34,549 By 1 a.m. you should reach the German trench. 190 00:19:34,883 --> 00:19:37,803 'cause at 1 a.m. sharp we'll start the shelling. 191 00:19:38,136 --> 00:19:41,223 No deviation, or else my shells will reach you. 192 00:19:41,598 --> 00:19:43,392 If you don't make it by that time - 193 00:19:43,892 --> 00:19:45,769 you should come back immediately. 194 00:19:46,186 --> 00:19:50,399 You send a red signal - we hit targets 7, 9, 11. 195 00:19:50,774 --> 00:19:52,651 - We will cover you. - Roger that. 196 00:19:53,777 --> 00:19:55,237 - Are sappers ready? - Yes. 197 00:19:57,072 --> 00:19:59,032 Here is our Operation Order. 198 00:19:59,408 --> 00:20:01,410 Deep behind their defense 199 00:20:01,827 --> 00:20:04,454 the enemy is regrouping their forces. 200 00:20:04,871 --> 00:20:08,166 We should reconnoiter in their rear, 201 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:11,420 detect the fact and character of regrouping. 202 00:20:12,003 --> 00:20:13,588 Then we should radio about this. 203 00:20:14,047 --> 00:20:17,968 We must find where they unload their troops, 204 00:20:18,260 --> 00:20:20,554 where they concentrate their tanks and infantry: 205 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:24,099 we need to know the enemy's tactics in target area. 206 00:20:25,016 --> 00:20:26,393 I must remind you: 207 00:20:26,727 --> 00:20:31,690 you don't engage or take prisoners - 208 00:20:31,982 --> 00:20:33,859 lest you reveal yourselves. 209 00:20:34,568 --> 00:20:35,944 Let's go. 210 00:22:27,848 --> 00:22:29,975 Make it towards the forest. 211 00:25:43,376 --> 00:25:46,296 Captain, HQ on the line. 212 00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,300 How you doing? 213 00:25:50,675 --> 00:25:53,136 - They made it. - Great. 214 00:25:53,803 --> 00:25:55,847 Keep us posted every hour. 215 00:25:56,306 --> 00:25:58,475 The Supreme Commander-in-Chief has ordered 216 00:25:58,850 --> 00:26:01,644 GHQ take special control of your district. 217 00:26:55,323 --> 00:26:57,242 - That way! - It's a quagmire! 218 00:26:58,368 --> 00:26:59,994 It's an order! 219 00:27:59,596 --> 00:28:01,014 Come on... Go! 220 00:30:34,125 --> 00:30:36,961 - What about the krauts? - They went home to dry out. 221 00:30:39,672 --> 00:30:41,591 Our entire ration got dumped... 222 00:30:51,059 --> 00:30:53,019 Star to Earth... 223 00:30:54,937 --> 00:30:58,399 Earth, do you copy me... 224 00:31:14,749 --> 00:31:17,418 Star to Earth... Do you read me? 225 00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:21,339 - I copy you. - It's 21 owl 2. 226 00:31:21,672 --> 00:31:25,259 21 owl 2. Over. Roger that? 227 00:31:25,802 --> 00:31:30,932 I give you a Roger on that. 21 owl 2. 228 00:31:32,350 --> 00:31:34,102 I repeat: 229 00:31:34,435 --> 00:31:36,854 there is lots of '21 owl 2'. 230 00:31:37,605 --> 00:31:43,111 I Roger that, Star. Lots of '21 owl 2'. 231 00:31:45,029 --> 00:31:48,282 Gee, guys. Life is worth living. 232 00:31:58,835 --> 00:32:00,461 I'm dying for a cigarette. 233 00:32:32,994 --> 00:32:34,370 They're SS men. 234 00:32:37,874 --> 00:32:39,876 It doesn't look like defense maneuvers. 235 00:32:49,886 --> 00:32:53,389 There is a cart in the forest, full of grub, 236 00:32:54,307 --> 00:32:57,727 and there's only 2 krauts. May I deal them quietly? 237 00:33:18,915 --> 00:33:21,667 The guys are hungry. 238 00:33:24,962 --> 00:33:26,464 We must let the cart go. 239 00:33:27,173 --> 00:33:29,258 But Lieutenant... 240 00:33:30,092 --> 00:33:31,552 No. 241 00:35:09,609 --> 00:35:11,110 I wish we could bury them. 242 00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:43,934 I'll go and have a look. 243 00:35:44,435 --> 00:35:47,980 No. The day is breaking. 244 00:36:08,042 --> 00:36:10,086 It hurts. 245 00:36:10,878 --> 00:36:13,047 My foot has just fallen asleep. 246 00:36:40,116 --> 00:36:41,992 We must take that German. 247 00:36:44,578 --> 00:36:46,622 He is right after the hospital. 248 00:36:47,289 --> 00:36:48,708 They won't look for him. 249 00:36:50,418 --> 00:36:53,170 - Am I going with you? - You'll stick by the radio. 250 00:36:54,797 --> 00:36:57,842 - But, Lieutenant... - No 'buts'. 251 00:38:10,539 --> 00:38:12,208 Don't shout. 252 00:38:25,846 --> 00:38:27,807 Isn't he heavy. 253 00:38:47,535 --> 00:38:49,578 From what unit are you? 254 00:39:05,427 --> 00:39:09,139 131st Infantry Division, engineer company. 255 00:39:09,431 --> 00:39:11,475 Have you seen SS men around here? 256 00:39:19,775 --> 00:39:22,152 He says - lots of them. 257 00:39:22,695 --> 00:39:24,572 They are everywhere. 258 00:39:25,197 --> 00:39:27,157 What units exactly? 259 00:39:36,709 --> 00:39:39,336 'Viking' tank division. 260 00:39:40,087 --> 00:39:42,131 The Himmler 'crack' units. 261 00:39:44,174 --> 00:39:45,759 What else? 262 00:39:50,973 --> 00:39:52,641 He doesn't know. 263 00:40:07,114 --> 00:40:08,991 He says he's just a worker, 264 00:40:09,325 --> 00:40:11,744 he's not a Nazi. 265 00:40:18,167 --> 00:40:20,586 He's from Leipzig. 266 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:22,796 He is not from the SS. 267 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:36,143 He says - don't kill him. 268 00:40:38,979 --> 00:40:40,397 Brazhnikov. 269 00:40:43,651 --> 00:40:44,902 Let's go. 270 00:40:46,737 --> 00:40:50,240 And take Vorobei. He needs practice. 271 00:41:22,439 --> 00:41:24,692 Vorobei, check around. 272 00:41:46,547 --> 00:41:48,298 It's all right, it's all right. 273 00:41:50,384 --> 00:41:52,094 Things happen. 274 00:42:14,533 --> 00:42:16,660 Night shift again. 275 00:42:17,578 --> 00:42:18,871 May I come in? 276 00:42:22,249 --> 00:42:23,917 - Hello. - Hello. 277 00:42:29,381 --> 00:42:31,175 I must go. 278 00:42:37,639 --> 00:42:40,184 Is he alive? 279 00:42:41,018 --> 00:42:42,936 - Who? - Travkin. 280 00:42:45,564 --> 00:42:46,940 Of course he is. 281 00:42:50,944 --> 00:42:52,738 What's wrong with you? 282 00:42:54,865 --> 00:42:56,825 Come, come. 283 00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:02,498 I just imagined he is in trouble. 284 00:43:07,795 --> 00:43:09,088 Come... 285 00:43:10,547 --> 00:43:12,633 The war will end soon. 286 00:43:13,258 --> 00:43:15,594 It's not a long way left now to Berlin. 287 00:43:17,638 --> 00:43:20,849 We must live. Like others do. 288 00:43:23,894 --> 00:43:25,354 No. 289 00:43:27,397 --> 00:43:28,899 No. 290 00:43:49,753 --> 00:43:53,799 There's a drunken German lying on the road. 291 00:43:54,258 --> 00:43:56,468 Supreme race, my foot. 292 00:44:03,475 --> 00:44:04,893 Great, eh? 293 00:44:09,189 --> 00:44:10,732 I was given no choice! 294 00:44:11,024 --> 00:44:13,443 He was going at me! He could kill me! 295 00:44:16,905 --> 00:44:19,575 For Chrissake! You blew it up! 296 00:44:19,867 --> 00:44:21,785 But he was going at me! 297 00:44:22,536 --> 00:44:26,165 We'll discuss it later. Come on, take him. 298 00:44:27,916 --> 00:44:31,753 He's a real SS officer, he must knew things. 299 00:44:34,548 --> 00:44:37,509 Everyone taking prisoners, except me. 300 00:44:38,969 --> 00:44:41,930 Never mind. The place is alive with this stuff. 301 00:44:42,598 --> 00:44:44,224 You'll have your trophy. 302 00:44:58,947 --> 00:45:00,407 Wow... 303 00:45:00,699 --> 00:45:03,911 - Pretty defense. - What is this? 304 00:45:06,246 --> 00:45:08,123 The station. 305 00:45:16,423 --> 00:45:17,841 'On the 10th of this month 306 00:45:18,175 --> 00:45:21,386 'there disappeared an SS Viking division officer 307 00:45:21,720 --> 00:45:24,598 'Haupsturmfuhrer Benike. His body was found 308 00:45:25,015 --> 00:45:27,059 '8 km away from the HQ. 309 00:45:27,392 --> 00:45:29,937 'It looks like an accident, 310 00:45:30,312 --> 00:45:33,649 'but maybe he was killed by the Green Ghosts 311 00:45:33,941 --> 00:45:36,193 'which were seen near the frontline. 312 00:45:36,568 --> 00:45:39,238 'All commanders of units of the SS, 313 00:45:39,571 --> 00:45:42,032 'Wehrmacht and security troops in this location 314 00:45:42,366 --> 00:45:45,202 'must take all measures to detect and liquidate 315 00:45:45,535 --> 00:45:47,579 'this group...' 316 00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:53,543 This is where they unload their equipment and personnel. 317 00:45:53,877 --> 00:45:55,254 We proceed in that direction. 318 00:45:55,545 --> 00:46:00,259 Earth to Star... We give you a hug... 319 00:46:01,510 --> 00:46:05,013 Do you read me? 320 00:46:05,973 --> 00:46:09,351 Please come back. 321 00:46:16,441 --> 00:46:18,485 Chock-a-block. 322 00:46:18,944 --> 00:46:21,738 try another truck. 323 00:46:22,656 --> 00:46:24,992 It looks they will go to the station. 324 00:46:34,334 --> 00:46:36,712 Anikanov... 325 00:46:39,089 --> 00:46:40,966 Bykov. 326 00:46:41,508 --> 00:46:44,177 Take Vorobei, he'll listen what's going on. 327 00:46:44,761 --> 00:46:47,472 Check the situation near the station. 328 00:46:47,889 --> 00:46:50,851 Don't stick out. We get together here, 329 00:46:51,643 --> 00:46:53,103 on the edge of the village. 330 00:46:53,562 --> 00:46:55,063 Any questions? 331 00:46:55,939 --> 00:46:57,232 So, let's start. 332 00:47:55,665 --> 00:47:57,167 Here... 333 00:47:58,752 --> 00:48:00,545 We'll find... 334 00:48:01,338 --> 00:48:03,215 Look in there... 335 00:48:08,804 --> 00:48:10,889 In some of the cars... 336 00:48:19,898 --> 00:48:21,775 Here is your flask. 337 00:48:58,603 --> 00:49:00,397 Don't tremble, Vorobei. 338 00:49:00,897 --> 00:49:04,276 My home is 10 km from here. We'll make it. 339 00:50:46,086 --> 00:50:48,004 What? 340 00:50:48,630 --> 00:50:50,340 - The radio... - You all right? 341 00:50:51,007 --> 00:50:53,176 - They hit it... - Hush. 342 00:50:53,510 --> 00:50:55,178 Come on... 343 00:50:56,012 --> 00:50:58,932 - But the radio... - Easy, easy... 344 00:55:32,455 --> 00:55:33,748 It's our planes. 345 00:56:53,494 --> 00:56:54,829 Let's go. 346 00:57:45,129 --> 00:57:46,381 Wait... Look. 347 00:57:50,927 --> 00:57:52,303 The tanks... 348 00:57:52,637 --> 00:57:54,389 They were fake. 349 00:59:20,391 --> 00:59:22,268 Get off, you bitch! 350 00:59:49,420 --> 00:59:51,631 Bykov, are you wounded? 351 00:59:56,094 --> 00:59:57,470 It's okay... 352 00:59:57,804 --> 00:59:59,097 I can walk... 353 01:00:06,979 --> 01:00:08,397 Don't die. 354 01:00:12,902 --> 01:00:15,488 My house is so close... 355 01:00:16,322 --> 01:00:18,324 I'll make it. 356 01:00:25,373 --> 01:00:27,917 'During the air attack of the railway junction 357 01:00:28,292 --> 01:00:31,420 'officer Dillhe was killed with a Russian army knife. 358 01:00:31,879 --> 01:00:34,090 'The whole area should be combed 359 01:00:34,423 --> 01:00:36,717 'and the saboteurs liquidated. 360 01:00:36,968 --> 01:00:39,053 'In this connection I command...' 361 01:01:27,435 --> 01:01:30,730 They're not here! I looked everywhere. 362 01:01:31,647 --> 01:01:35,067 Let me try, Lieutenant. They must have lost their way. 363 01:01:42,366 --> 01:01:44,952 Negative to this. We'll wait here. 364 01:03:19,922 --> 01:03:21,424 Lieutenant, 365 01:03:21,799 --> 01:03:25,052 - it was the wrong station. - What? 366 01:03:27,930 --> 01:03:30,891 That station is a red herring maneuver! 367 01:03:31,851 --> 01:03:34,478 They unload tanks in the open pit, at night. 368 01:03:35,730 --> 01:03:37,815 It's written here. 369 01:03:41,193 --> 01:03:43,821 Maybe we should go and check? 370 01:03:47,908 --> 01:03:50,578 Yes. We must do it. 371 01:03:52,830 --> 01:03:54,123 Let's go, Kostya. 372 01:05:04,193 --> 01:05:06,320 Let's get that officer. 373 01:05:07,113 --> 01:05:10,157 The lieutenant said: no prisoners. 374 01:05:10,741 --> 01:05:12,785 He will forgive us. 375 01:05:14,078 --> 01:05:16,914 We do this in a wink of an eye and go home. 376 01:05:22,002 --> 01:05:23,629 All right, Vanya. 377 01:05:24,004 --> 01:05:25,673 Let's do it. 378 01:05:26,132 --> 01:05:29,218 Why not? We can do it. 379 01:07:50,901 --> 01:07:53,112 A nice kraut. 380 01:07:53,737 --> 01:07:55,781 - A handy one. - An HQ one. 381 01:07:56,532 --> 01:07:58,242 So... 382 01:08:01,120 --> 01:08:03,247 Give him some moonshine. 383 01:08:05,040 --> 01:08:07,293 And cherish him - he's our big prize. 384 01:08:10,588 --> 01:08:13,215 What's the date of the counteroffensive? 385 01:08:13,591 --> 01:08:15,217 Ask him. 386 01:08:26,604 --> 01:08:29,189 He says he will not tell us. 387 01:08:36,572 --> 01:08:38,198 Here... 388 01:08:40,576 --> 01:08:43,370 'Wide-range offensive... 389 01:08:46,165 --> 01:08:47,708 'The Fuhrer thinks it to be 390 01:08:48,334 --> 01:08:50,628 'of the highest importance... 391 01:08:52,212 --> 01:08:55,591 'Redeployment of two tank divisions of the SS... 392 01:08:57,843 --> 01:09:00,679 'The assembly of forces will be over... 393 01:09:03,182 --> 01:09:04,558 '...in two days...' 394 01:09:04,892 --> 01:09:08,562 And we can't radio this information. 395 01:09:10,981 --> 01:09:12,399 We must do it. 396 01:09:27,623 --> 01:09:29,625 'Operating in the midst of the German troops 397 01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:33,087 'which are being regrouped for the ultimate attack, 398 01:09:33,379 --> 01:09:36,965 'is a highly professional team of Russian wreckers: 399 01:09:37,424 --> 01:09:40,135 'they've taken possession of top-secret information. 400 01:09:40,719 --> 01:09:44,098 'I command thereby that all units of the SS, 401 01:09:44,431 --> 01:09:46,642 'Wehrmacht and security troops in this location 402 01:09:47,017 --> 01:09:50,771 'reinforce with their personnel, until 6 p.m., 403 01:09:51,188 --> 01:09:54,441 'Operation Trap. All measures should be taken 404 01:09:54,775 --> 01:09:58,487 'to detect and liquidate the Russian scouts. 405 01:09:59,071 --> 01:10:01,448 '10 thousand men of the aforesaid units 406 01:10:01,782 --> 01:10:05,285 'will be involved in the operation...' 407 01:10:06,120 --> 01:10:08,163 Earth to Star, Earth to Star... 408 01:10:09,373 --> 01:10:11,792 Do you copy me. Over. 409 01:10:13,794 --> 01:10:16,046 Earth to Star... 410 01:10:16,672 --> 01:10:18,340 As you were. 411 01:10:25,222 --> 01:10:28,600 Earth to Star... Earth to Star... 412 01:10:29,059 --> 01:10:30,853 Do you copy me. Over. 413 01:10:41,113 --> 01:10:43,574 You should go and get some sleep. 414 01:10:49,037 --> 01:10:50,789 Let me try. 415 01:10:52,332 --> 01:10:55,544 Star, do you read me? This is Earth. 416 01:10:56,378 --> 01:10:59,298 Star, come in. 417 01:11:24,239 --> 01:11:25,741 A radio. 418 01:11:36,043 --> 01:11:38,921 - We must get it. - And awake the whole army? 419 01:11:39,421 --> 01:11:42,841 We can do it very, very quiet. 420 01:11:44,968 --> 01:11:47,596 We need the radio, if that is the last thing we do. 421 01:11:49,056 --> 01:11:51,183 We've no choice... 422 01:12:24,049 --> 01:12:25,843 Let's go. 423 01:12:56,498 --> 01:12:58,584 I can see no switch here. 424 01:13:06,049 --> 01:13:07,342 Let me try. 425 01:13:15,350 --> 01:13:17,352 Star, this is Earth... 426 01:13:19,062 --> 01:13:21,356 While I'm alive, Hitler shakes in his shoes. 427 01:13:28,363 --> 01:13:30,407 Come on, let's go. 428 01:13:42,044 --> 01:13:43,712 You, bastard! 429 01:13:51,178 --> 01:13:54,014 Hey, Vorobei, breathe... 430 01:13:54,640 --> 01:13:55,974 Breathe. 431 01:14:37,766 --> 01:14:39,977 Hold on, Vorobei, hold on. 432 01:15:13,051 --> 01:15:15,095 It's a shame, to spoil the stuff... 433 01:15:25,022 --> 01:15:26,565 - Go, go! - I'll cover you. 434 01:17:01,743 --> 01:17:04,371 I'm it. Take it easy... 435 01:18:04,890 --> 01:18:06,183 Seven... 436 01:18:07,142 --> 01:18:08,435 Eight... 437 01:19:54,916 --> 01:19:56,668 Vorobei... 438 01:19:57,585 --> 01:19:59,129 How are you? 439 01:19:59,754 --> 01:20:01,715 Please, breathe... 440 01:20:02,382 --> 01:20:03,758 Breathe... 441 01:20:05,343 --> 01:20:06,761 Breathe... 442 01:20:08,138 --> 01:20:10,140 What?.. 443 01:20:14,519 --> 01:20:16,855 The left one... The left handle. 444 01:20:17,981 --> 01:20:20,692 Lieutenant, the left handle! 445 01:20:34,622 --> 01:20:37,625 Star to Earth. Do you read me? Over. 446 01:20:38,043 --> 01:20:39,753 Breathe... 447 01:20:46,968 --> 01:20:49,596 Earth, this is Star... 448 01:20:50,930 --> 01:20:53,016 Do you read me? Over. 449 01:21:03,360 --> 01:21:06,654 Earth, this is Star... 450 01:21:12,243 --> 01:21:16,206 Earth, do you read me... 451 01:21:25,006 --> 01:21:27,509 Star to Earth... 452 01:21:29,219 --> 01:21:31,096 Earth, come in... 453 01:21:50,573 --> 01:21:52,992 Earth... This is Star... 454 01:21:54,411 --> 01:21:55,912 Star... 455 01:22:00,333 --> 01:22:02,127 Earth... 456 01:22:02,627 --> 01:22:04,295 I'm the Star... 457 01:22:06,172 --> 01:22:08,049 I'm the Star... 458 01:25:31,669 --> 01:25:33,713 The radio, Lieutenant! 459 01:25:34,631 --> 01:25:36,799 Go on calling them... 460 01:25:51,314 --> 01:25:52,815 Star to Earth... 461 01:25:57,028 --> 01:25:59,238 Earth, come in... 462 01:26:01,324 --> 01:26:04,118 Earth, do you read me, over. 463 01:26:13,836 --> 01:26:15,546 Vanya... 464 01:26:16,673 --> 01:26:18,925 - What? - A sniper, behind the tree. 465 01:26:28,309 --> 01:26:29,936 Earth, come in... 466 01:26:30,436 --> 01:26:33,147 This is Star! 467 01:26:34,190 --> 01:26:38,194 - Do you read me? - I read you, Star. 468 01:26:38,903 --> 01:26:41,030 Star, this is Earth. Over. 469 01:26:41,364 --> 01:26:43,241 Earth, do you copy? 470 01:26:43,574 --> 01:26:45,743 They concentrate in this location - 471 01:26:46,369 --> 01:26:48,413 the 5th tank division Viking, including: 472 01:26:49,038 --> 01:26:51,833 9th motorized regiment Westland; 473 01:26:52,166 --> 01:26:53,793 10th motorized regiment Germany; 474 01:26:54,377 --> 01:26:58,506 5th tank regiment; 5th artillery regiment; 475 01:26:59,048 --> 01:27:02,218 self-propelled artillery battalion. 476 01:27:03,594 --> 01:27:07,765 The enemy's secret redeployment under way now. 477 01:27:08,099 --> 01:27:10,101 Do you read me? Over. 478 01:27:32,582 --> 01:27:34,751 - Cartridges! - Give me cartridges. 479 01:27:35,084 --> 01:27:36,836 Anikanych. 480 01:27:50,183 --> 01:27:55,480 ...40 thousand men, 2 thousand tanks and armored vehicles. 481 01:27:55,855 --> 01:27:59,650 The enemy's task is to split up our... 482 01:28:06,073 --> 01:28:09,911 The troops and equipment arrive to the platform 483 01:28:10,495 --> 01:28:12,497 near the industrial pit. 484 01:28:12,830 --> 01:28:15,708 H-hour for the Operation is 16th... 485 01:28:19,295 --> 01:28:21,297 4 a.m. 486 01:28:48,658 --> 01:28:51,035 - Hold on. - The cartridges... 487 01:28:51,911 --> 01:28:54,997 We've cartridges... 488 01:29:47,508 --> 01:29:49,135 Get up! 489 01:29:52,138 --> 01:29:55,641 Death is a bitch, Lieutenant, eh? 490 01:30:59,330 --> 01:31:02,458 - Pull up here. - Don't forget the coils. 491 01:31:06,671 --> 01:31:08,631 Salute, Captain. 492 01:31:12,009 --> 01:31:14,387 Star, come in... 493 01:31:15,096 --> 01:31:16,389 Star, this is Earth... 494 01:31:17,139 --> 01:31:20,476 Do you read me?.. 495 01:31:22,603 --> 01:31:24,188 Star... 496 01:31:25,147 --> 01:31:29,068 The offensive is tomorrow. We'll cut off the radio. 497 01:31:47,336 --> 01:31:50,131 Earth to Star... 498 01:31:50,756 --> 01:31:53,342 Do you read me, over. 499 01:31:55,553 --> 01:31:59,890 Star, come in... 500 01:32:12,987 --> 01:32:14,405 Star... 501 01:32:14,739 --> 01:32:17,992 Travkin's communication had the effect of a bomb. 502 01:32:18,325 --> 01:32:21,287 The intelligence was dispatched to the HQ of the Front, 503 01:32:21,620 --> 01:32:24,582 and then - to the HQ of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. 504 01:32:25,583 --> 01:32:28,878 The Germans' counteroffensive was broken up. 505 01:32:29,920 --> 01:32:32,214 Then there followed the liberation of Poland 506 01:32:32,506 --> 01:32:35,259 where there had died over half a million 507 01:32:35,551 --> 01:32:37,720 of soldiers and officers of the Red Army. 508 01:32:38,095 --> 01:32:42,308 I, Captain Barashkin, had died behind the Visla, 509 01:32:42,641 --> 01:32:44,143 near Sandomir. 510 01:32:44,685 --> 01:32:46,979 Katya Simakova had lived to see the V-Day. 511 01:32:47,313 --> 01:32:49,023 She had returned to her hometown. 512 01:32:49,356 --> 01:32:52,401 She taught history in a local school. 513 01:32:52,902 --> 01:32:55,071 She never got married. 514 01:32:56,155 --> 01:32:58,157 The teams of Marchenko and Travkin 515 01:32:58,532 --> 01:33:00,785 had been considered as missing... 516 01:33:01,160 --> 01:33:04,205 Their families received one and the same answer: 517 01:33:04,872 --> 01:33:07,833 "nothing known about their fate..." 518 01:33:08,626 --> 01:33:11,796 Only as late as 1964 all these scouts 519 01:33:12,129 --> 01:33:16,467 were awarded Orders of the Great Patriotic War, 520 01:33:17,051 --> 01:33:18,302 post mortem... 521 01:33:19,345 --> 01:33:22,014 But every spring, every May, 522 01:33:22,306 --> 01:33:26,393 the souls of Russians killed in Poland, Czechia, Germany, 523 01:33:26,727 --> 01:33:31,482 fly to their homeplaces all in blossom now: 524 01:33:31,816 --> 01:33:35,152 they want to see their Russia they had died for...