The Boy Named Captain
1973, Russian. Directed by Mark Tolmachyov.
A story about a young hero of the Great Patriotic War, scout Yasha Gordienko. A short, stocky boy who dreamed of becoming a military sailor was a liaison of a partisan detachment in Odesa occupied by the Nazis. Captured on the denunciation of a traitor, he was shot by the Germans Nazis.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 15 May 1973
- Original title
- Мальчишку звали Капитаном
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Ivan Vorobyov
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The Boy Named Captain runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Boy Named Captain isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 May 1973. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Boy Named Captain?
The Boy Named Captain (1973) was directed by Mark Tolmachyov and stars Borya Zaytsev, Anatoli Grachyov, Viktor Irich.