Two on the Steppes

Two on the Steppes (Russian: Двое в степи) is a 1964 Soviet war drama film directed by Anatoly Efros.^[1][2]

Two on the Steppes
Russian: Двое в степи
Directed by	Anatoly Efros
Written by	Emmanuil Kazakevich
Starring	Valeri Babyatinsky Assu Nurekenov V. Batalova Svetlana Konovalova Evgeniya Presnikova Konstantin Khudyakov
Cinematography	Pyotr Yemelyanov
Music by	Dzhon Ter-Tatevosyan
Release date	1964 (1964)
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The film takes place in the summer of 1942, when on the Don the Soviet army tries to repel the German fascists. In the center of the plot is a young lieutenant Ogarkov, who is sent to the division by order of redeployment. He wanders all night in the steppe and cannot cope with the task, for which he must be shot. Convoy Dzhurabaeva leads him to be shot across the steppe, but they gradually become friends.^[3]

Cast

• Valeri Babyatinsky as Ogarkov (as V. Baryatinsky)
• Assu Nurekenov
• V. Batalova
• Svetlana Konovalova
• Evgeniya Presnikova
• Konstantin Khudyakov^[4]
• Ivan Kuznetsov
• Dmitriy Masanov
• Anatoliy Verbitskiy^[5]