The Guard
1990, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin.
Young soldiers in the Soviet Internal Troops are subjected to systematic abuse during their dedovshchina (hazing). The plot unfolds primarily aboard a prisoner transport rail car guarded by a unit of paramilitary conscripts.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Aleksandr RogozhkinDirector
- Aleksei BuldakovParomov
- Sergey KupriyanovAndrey Iveren
- Aleksandr SmirnovPrivate Khaustov
- Vasiliy DomrachyovPrivate Nishchenkin
- Aleksey PoluyanMazur
- Taras DenysenkoKorchenyuk
- Andrei ZertsalovConductor
- Dmitriy IosifovZhokhin
- Rinat IbragimovRinat Ibragimov
- Mikhail KirilyukCast
- Aleksey ZaytsevConvict
- Valery KravchenkoKhorkov
Details
- Released
- 1 July 1990
- Original title
- Караул
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Ivan Loshchilin
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The Guard runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Guard isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 1990. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Guard?
If you liked The Guard, try Cadence, The Last Castle, The Lords of Discipline.
Who directed The Guard?
The Guard (1990) was directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin and stars Aleksei Buldakov, Sergey Kupriyanov, Aleksandr Smirnov.