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Two Comrades Were Serving (1968) Yevgeni Karelov

Two Comrades Were Serving (1968) Yevgeni Karelov

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In Russian with English subtitles. The film's original title is Sluzhili dva Tovarishcha.

Widescreen. Considered by many to be one of Russia's greatest films, Two Comrades were Serving takes place during the final days of the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. Two soldiers of the Red Army, Andrei Nekrasov (O. Yankovsky) and Ivan Karyakin (R. Bykov) are sent by their regimental commander (A. Papanov) on a reconnaissance mission to film the White Army fortifications on the way into Crimea, where the final battle will take place. This seemingly simple mission becomes a series of adventures (and misadventures) that the two men will never forget.

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Patrick Hunter from Panorama City, CA United States
February 24, 2020
Wow!
This black and white widescreen gem is very nicely transferred, and is highly involving. The characters seem very human, and the battle scenes have a striking reality.
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James from SE PA United States
May 9, 2016
Fine performances.
I'm not well versed in Soviet movies of the Cold War era, and despite the (to me) implausible heroic development of Bykov's character, and some gaps in continuity, this is a good showcase for the high qualities of the Russian actors and Yevgeni Karelov, the director. If I were to recommend a section of the movie, it would be in the first half when Bykov and Yankovsky, on a reconnaissance mission,
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