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Plot

In 1940, Aviation Factory No. 18 in

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is tasked with rapidly producing the

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attack aircraft. After completing the first plane, Chief Engineer Kirillov departs for Crimea with his wife, leaving their young son in a village with his grandmother. When World War II breaks out, Kirillov rushes back, only to find that the factory, which never ceased production, has been ordered to evacuate its staff and equipment beyond the

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. As Director Shadurov moves to set up the new factory site, Kirillov and his colleague Lunina oversee the evacuation. When Lunina is killed by enemy forces, Kirillov is falsely detained but is eventually freed by Shadurov, returning to the plant where dedicated workers, including women and children, labor tirelessly to resume production in the barren steppes. Despite enormous challenges, the factory ramps up production to meet Stalin’s urgent demands, increasing the plant's daily output from one aircraft to three planes built a day. After Shadurov dies at his post, Kirillov takes his place as director. During the handover of the aircraft to pilots, Kirillov’s wife Masha decides to join the fight as an air gunner, leaving with pilot Gureyev to the front, where they both ultimately perish in combat. Kirillov, burdened by loss but determined, oversees the factory's continued success, contributing to the Soviet victory. In a final, bittersweet moment, he is honored in Moscow and later finds his son in the village, symbolizing hope amid wartime sacrifice.

Cast

* Evgeniy Matveev * Valeriya Zaklunnaya *

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* Vladimir Samoylov * Pyotr Chernov * Gennadiy Yukhtin * Yevgeny Kindinov * Yevgeni Lazarev *

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Особо важное задание (1981) Full Cast & Crew
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* {{IMDb title, id=0079680 1980 films 1980s Soviet films 1980s Russian-language films Soviet war drama films 1980 drama films Films partially in color Soviet World War II films Russian-language war drama films