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Everyday life of a maritime border guard post in the mid-1930s. On a small Pacific island, a garrison of NKVD border guards is on duty. A small detachment of soldiers bravely defends their homeland from attacks by Japanese saboteurs and drives away uninvited guests. One day, a Japanese destroyer lands troops on one of the Soviet islands. The invaders are aided by traitors they have recruited. But the border guards give the aggressors a worthy rebuff.
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Everyday life of a maritime border guard post in the mid-1930s. On a small Pacific island, a garrison of NKVD border guards is on duty. A small detachment of soldiers bravely defends their homeland from attacks by Japanese saboteurs and drives away uninvited guests. One day, a Japanese destroyer lands troops on one of the Soviet islands. The invaders are aided by traitors they have recruited. But the border guards give the aggressors a worthy rebuff.
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Genre:Adventure, War
Written By:Lev Linkov
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Odessa Film Studio
Cast
Vladimir Gonchukov
Director
Ivan Novoseltsev
Nazarov - Senior lieutenant, chief of post
Galina Yumasheva
Galina Ivanovna Nazarova - his wife
Nikolay Ivakin
Matveyev - Sergeant major
Igor Rozhnyatovskiy
Ivan Okhremenko - Red Navy soldier
Aleksandr Lutsenko
Alim Tagirov - Red Navy soldier
Vladimir Uralskiy
Filipp Filippovich Burov, lighthouse keeper
Mariya Yarotskaya
Varvara Stepanovna Burova - his wife
Ivan Yudin
Fedor Burov - their son
Vasyl Liudvynskyi
Bochkarev - Red Navy soldier
Pyotr Arzhanov
Japanese officer
Daniil Vvedenskiy
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