Two on the Steppes explained

Two on the Steppes
Native Name:	Russian: Двое в степи
Director:	Anatoly Efros
Music:	Dzhon Ter-Tatevosyan
Cinematography:	Pyotr Yemelyanov
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Russian

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

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]

Notes and References

1. https://yarcube.ru/yarblogs/view/60966.php В Ярославле состоялась премьера фильма «Дорога на Берлин»
2. http://www.aif.ru/culture/movie/doroga_na_berlin_voyna_bez_pafosa_i_lzhi «Дорога на Берлин»: война без пафоса и лжи
3. https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/44366/ Двое в степи
4. https://www.mk.ru/culture/2018/10/12/konstantin-khudyakov-otmetit-yubiley-s-chipovskoy-snigir-i-peresild.html Константин Худяков отметит юбилей с Чиповской, Снигирь и Пересильд
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173783/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Двое в степи (1964) Full Cast & Crew