Film

The Legend of Immortality

1986 · 1h 19m · Drama

The film takes place in late 1941 in Transcarpathia. Soviet paratroopers landed on the territory occupied by the Hortists. Of the six, only Olexa Borkanyuk manages to bypass the ambush. However, the Nazis, taking local people hostage, threaten to punish them if he doesn't voluntarily surrender. For the sake of saving the lives of people, Olexa goes to the camp of the enemy. The film is based on real facts from the life of the writer and journalist, Hero of the Soviet Union Olexa Borkanyuk.

Myroslav Makoviichuk

Olexa

Elena Finogeeva

Tereza

Nijolė Oželytė

Anna

Heorhiy Morozyuk

Counterintelligence Officer

Oleksandr Kuzmenko

Mochkosh

Jiří Wohanka

Fuchik

Vasiliy Fushchich

Vasil

Halyna Dovhozvyaha

Maria

• Borys SavchenkoDirector
• Lev KorneshovWriter
• Georgi ShevchenkoWriter
• Valeri BashkatovDirector of Photography
• Yevhen StankovychOriginal Music Composer

Release date

August 25, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 19m

Genres

Drama