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The Commissar

1967·Drama·1h 50m
7.1
★
Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is waylaid by an unexpected pregnancy. She stays with a Jewish family to give birth and is softened somewhat by the experience of family life.
Directed by Aleksandr Askoldov
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Cast

Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova
Klavdia Vavilova
Rolan Bykov
Rolan Bykov
Yefim Mahazannik
Rayisa Nedashkivska
Rayisa Nedashkivska
Maria Mahazannik
Vasiliy Shukshin
Vasiliy Shukshin
The Commandant
Lyudmila Volynskaya
Lyudmila Volynskaya
The Grandmother
Sergey Nikonenko
Sergey Nikonenko
Otar Koberidze
Otar Koberidze
Leonid Reutov
Leonid Reutov

Crew

Alfred Schnittke
Alfred Schnittke
Original Music Composer
Valeriy Ginzburg
Valeriy Ginzburg
Director of Photography
Yakov Rivosh
Yakov Rivosh
Costume Design
Vasiliy Grossman
Vasiliy Grossman
Short Story
Aleksandr Machilskiy
Aleksandr Machilskiy
Camera Operator
Ilya Minkovetski
Ilya Minkovetski
Camera Operator
Emin Khachaturyan
Emin Khachaturyan
Conductor

Popular Reviews

9 reviews
Emma
Emma
7.0★ · 04/24/26
The Commissar
Beaucoup de mal à rentrer dedans 

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Beaucoup de mal à rentrer dedans 

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Alice Travell
Alice Travell
9.0★ · 11/21/25
The Commissar
Intense and hauntingly beautiful. Some of the most amazing dream sequences, though much of it feels like a nightmare. Pain and oppression are so present throughout that it bears down on the viewer.
Intense and hauntingly beautiful. Some of the most amazing dream sequences, though much of it feels like a nightmare. Pain and oppression are so present throughout that it bears down on the viewer.
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eva
eva
10.0★ · 05/28/24
The Commissar
я уже могу делать тэг «посмотрено с цыгановым»
я уже могу делать тэг «посмотрено с цыгановым»
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jo
jo
9.0★ · 10/25/21
The Commissar
falling in love with russian cinema
falling in love with russian cinema
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dinabebrik
dinabebrik
8.0★ · 11/01/25
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