This Sweet Word – Liberty
1973, Russian. Directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius.
In an unnamed Latin American country after a coup d'état, a military junta comes to power. The army deployed to the streets, the civilian population is exposed to hard terror. A wave of arrests follows, some former senators - liberals and communists - are sent to prison. Some patriots that have gone underground try to figure a plan for their release. They buy a small shop opposite the prison in the name of Francisco and Maria Vardes. From its basement they plan to build a 90-meter tunnel. Three years of enormous effort, deaths and nervous breakdowns are not spent in vain.
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Vytautas ŽalakevičiusDirector
- Regimantas AdomaitisFrancisco "Pancho" Vardes
- Irina MiroshnichenkoMaria
- Ion UngureanuAlberto Ramirez, communist senator
- Bronius BabkauskasMiguel Carrera, senator
- Lorents ArushanyanWalter Conde, senator
- Juozas BudraitisFelicio, blackmailer
- Mihai VolontirCarlos Caro
- Rodion NahapetovBenedicto
- Gemma FirsovaEllen Carrera
- Bob Chuprov-TsymbaCaptain Rada
- Kimma Mamadovaseniora Rada
- Igor Petrovадвокат
Details
- Released
- 22 October 1973
- Original title
- Это сладкое слово - свобода!
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Vytautas Žalakevičius, Valentin Ezhov
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This Sweet Word – Liberty runs 163 minutes (2h 43m).
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This Sweet Word – Liberty isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 October 1973. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked This Sweet Word – Liberty, try The Commuter, The Glass Key, The Black Book.
Who directed This Sweet Word – Liberty?
This Sweet Word – Liberty (1973) was directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and stars Regimantas Adomaitis, Irina Miroshnichenko, Ion Ungureanu.