''The Viper'' () is a 1965 Soviet historical drama film directed by
Viktor Ivchenko
Viktor Ilarionovych Ivchenko ( Ukrainian: ''Віктор Іларіонович Івченко'') was a Soviet film director and writer. He was the father of another film director, Borys Ivchenko.
Ivchenko was born in the city of Bohodukhiv, Kha ...
based on the novella of the same name by
Aleksey Tolstoy.
Plot
The film follows Olga Zotova, the daughter of a merchant, who joins the
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...
as a very young woman during the
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War () was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the 1917 overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. I ...
. Hardened by brutal trials and front-line battles, she proves herself to be a brave and capable soldier. However, when the war ends, Olga faces an even greater challenge—adjusting to peaceful civilian life. Despite her strength and courage, she struggles to find her place in a world no longer defined by conflict.
Cast
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Ninel Myshkova
Ninel is a given name. It is feminine in the former Soviet Union and masculine in Romania. In many Soviet cases, it is often considered to be derived from reversing the surname Lenin. It may refer to:
* Ninel Aladova (born 1934), Belarusian archit ...
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Boris Seidenberg
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Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Vasylyovych Mykolaichuk (; 15 June 1941 – 3 August 1987) was a Ukrainian actor, producer, and screen writer.
He is best known for playing the Hutsul Ivan in '' Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'' (1964), based on Mykhailo Kotsyub ...
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Rayisa Nedashkivska
Rayisa Nedashkivska ( Ukrainian: Раїса Недашківська Rayisa Nedashkivska, Russian: Раиса Недашковская; 17 February 1943, Malyn, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian and Soviet-era theater and cinema actress.
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Aleksandr Movchan
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Konstantin Stepankov
Kostiantyn Petrovich Stepankov (, by name of Kostiantyn Petrovich Voloshchuk; 3 June 1928 – 22 July 2004) was a Ukrainian soviet actor. He appeared in more than fifty films between 1958 and 1999. He was a member of the jury at the 11th Mo ...
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Sergei Lyakhnitsky
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Vladimir Dalsky
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Anna Nikolayeva
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654)
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th ce ...
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Malvina Shvidler
References
External links
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1965 films
1960s Soviet films
1960s Russian-language films
Soviet black-and-white films
Russian black-and-white films
Soviet drama films
Russian-language drama films
1965 drama films
Dovzhenko Film Studios films
Films based on novellas
Films based on Russian novels
Films based on works by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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