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Nobody Wanted to Die
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Nobody Wanted to Die

1966-04-18 · 107 min · ★ 5.5

Drama · Action · History · War

The film is set in Lithuania after the Second World War. It shows dramatic events in a small Lithuanian farming community, where people are split between the Soviets and the "brothers in the woods", who are fighting to defend their land from the Soviets after the end of the Second World War.

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Directors
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Production companies
Lithuanian Film Studio
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kazimieras VitkusKazimieras VitkusLokys
Regimantas AdomaitisRegimantas AdomaitisDonatas
Bruno O'YaBruno O'YaBronius
Juozas BudraitisJuozas BudraitisJonas
Algimantas MasiulisAlgimantas MasiulisMykolas
Donatas BanionisDonatas BanionisVaitkus
Vija ArtmaneVija ArtmaneOna
Eugenija ŠulgaitėEugenija Šulgaitė
Danguolė BaukaitėAldona
Bronius BabkauskasBronius BabkauskasMarcinkus
Regina ZdanavičiūtėRegina Zdanavičiūtė
Laimonas NoreikaLaimonas NoreikaJuozapas
Antanas ŠurnaAntanas Šurna
Vytautas TomkusVytautas TomkusApuokas
Antanas BarčasAntanas BarčasBarzda
Balys JuškevičiusBalys Juškevičius
Gerlinda Kopelman
Adomas Petkevicius
Henrikas Rimeika
Juozas RigertasJuozas Rigertas

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