Wagtails Army (Russian: Армия «Трясогузки», romanized: Armiya 'Tryasoguzki', Latvian: Cielaviņas armija) is a 1964 Soviet family film directed by Aleksandrs Leimanis.[1][2][3] Screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alexander Vlasov and Arkady Mlodik.
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| Russian: Армия «Трясогузки» | |
| Directed by | Aleksandrs Leimanis |
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| Cinematography | Māris Rudzītis |
| Edited by | Ērika Meškovska |
| Music by | Kirill Molchanov |
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Running time | 84 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
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Plot edit
Kolchak's train had an accident, at the site of which the White Guards discovered a checkbox with the text "Wagtails Army", as a result of which the massive arrests began.[4]
Cast edit
- Viktor Kholmogorov as Tryasoguzka
- Yuri Korzhov as Gypsy
- Aivars Galviņš as Mika
- Gunārs Cilinskis as Platais (voiced by Artyom Karapetyan)
- Ivan Kuznetsov as Kondrat
- Viktor Plyut as Nikolay
- Aleksey Alekseev as colonel
- Gurgen Tonunts as esaul
- Pavel Shpringfeld as lineman
- Uldis Dumpis as adjutant[5]
- Ivan Lapikov as wounded man
Sequel edit
On December 23, 1968, the sequel to The Wagtail's Army Again in Battle was released on Soviet screens, also directed by Leimanis.
References edit
- ^ Лучшие фильмы, которые нужно бы показать российским детям (список)
- ^ В киноклубе псковской библиотеки состоится показ фильма Александра Лейманиса «Армия «Трясогузки» снова в бою»
- ^ Anastasiya Chekhovskaya (2014-03-04). "Революция в школьной программе и вне" [A revolution in the school curriculum and beyond]. Radio Svoboda (in Russian).
- ^ Армия Трясогузки // КиноПоиск
- ^ The Wagtail's Army (1964) Full Cast / Crew
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