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Young Fritz

Grigori Kozintsev

1943 • 25m

War-time satire about the inhumanity of the nazis. Based on Samuil Marshak's play which was extremely popular among soldiers at the front.

Young Fritz

Cast

Mikhail Zharov

Mikhail ZharovFritz

Maksim Shtraukh

Maksim ShtraukhProfessor

Lidiya AtmanakiFritz's mother

Mikhail Astangov

Mikhail AstangovHitler

Yanina Zheymo

Yanina ZheymoGertruda

Mykhailo Vysotskyi

Mykhailo VysotskyiFritz's father

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Vsevolod PudovkinGerman officer

Konstantin Sorokin

Konstantin SorokinFranz, Fritz's comrade

Lyudmila Shabalina

Lyudmila ShabalinaSoviet zoo guide

Tatyana Govorkova

Tatyana GovorkovaFritz's aunt (uncredited)

Lidiya Korolyova

Lidiya KorolyovaFritz's bride (uncredited)

Valentina Telegina

Valentina Telegina(uncredited)

Nikolai Michurin

Nikolai MichurinBirthday party guest (uncredited)

Crew

Grigori Kozintsev

Grigori KozintsevDirector

Leonid Trauberg

Leonid TraubergDirector

Samuil Marshak

Samuil MarshakScreenplay

Lev Shvarts

Lev ShvartsOriginal Music Composer

Andrey Moskvin

Andrey MoskvinDirector of Photography

Mikhail Shostak

Mikhail ShostakExecutive Producer

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