Penal Unit
Penal Unit
1989, Russian. Directed by Lev Danilov.
On 28 July 1942 Stalin issued order No. 227 which among other things established the creation of penal battalions. Those units were sent to the most dangerous sections of the front lines. It's a story of those who fought in penal battalions during WWII.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 28 July 1989
- Original title
- Штрафники
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Lev Danilov
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Penal Unit runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Penal Unit isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 July 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Penal Unit?
Penal Unit (1989) was directed by Lev Danilov.