Ballad of an Old Gun

Ballad of an Old Gun (Russian: Баллада о старом оружии, romanized: Ballada o starom oruzhii) is a 1986 Soviet war drama film directed by Gennadi Voronin.

Ballad of an Old Gun
Directed by	Gennadi Voronin
Written by	Vatslav Mikhalsky
Produced by	Igor Tolstunov
Starring	Patimat Khizroyeva Sergei Skripkin Aleksandr Demyanenko
Cinematography	Leonid Litvak
Edited by	Tamara Krivosheina
Music by	Anna Ikramova
Release date	12 May 1986 (1986-05-12) [1]
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

In a remote mountain village fathers and mothers accompany their sons to the front. According to tradition, the Highlander does not have to give up weapons of their ancestors. Mature Patimat asks lieutenant Zvorykin convey her sons Sultan and Magomed ancient ancestral daggers. He disagrees, afraid to break the charter. But you can not break the habit, so a single mother, taking up arms, she goes in search of his sons.

Cast

• Patimat Khizroyeva as Patimat
• Sergei Skripkin as lieutenant Zvorykin
• Aleksandr Demyanenko as driver Ivanov
• Viktor Bortsov as driver Gritsenko
• Leonid Belozorovich as Kirill Tsirkachev
• Boris Klyuyev as SS officer
• Valentina Klyagina as nurse

Location

Filming took place in Gunib (Dagestan).

See also

• Father of a Soldier (1964)