They Were Actors
1981, Russian. Directed by Georgi Natanson.
The plot of the film is based on real events of the Great Patriotic War. When the Nazis occupied Crimea, the actors of the drama theater of the city of Simferopol entered the underground group Sokol. The activities of the underground members were diverse: they put up leaflets with information from Soviet Information Bureau, compiled maps showing the strategic objects of the enemy, and supplied the partisans with medicines. On April 10, 1944, 3 days before the liberation of Simferopol, the underground members died from enemy bullets — they were shot on the outskirts of the city.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Georgi NatansonDirector
- Zinaida KirienkoAleksandra Peregonets
- Igor LedogorovRyabinin
- Aleksandr FatyushinBaryshev
- Zhanna ProkhorenkoOzerova
- Vladimir DruzhnikovDobkevich
- Nikolai Volkov St.Dvin-Dvinsky
- Yelizaveta SergeyevaYakovleva
- Lyudmila StoyanovaFyodorova
- Aristarkh LivanovDobrosmyslov
- Vladimir ZaytsevSavvateyev
- Yevgeni TarasovOld Actor
- Aleksei AlekseyevPresident of the Military Tribunal
Details
- Released
- 12 December 1981
- Original title
- Они были актёрами
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Georgi Natanson, Viktor Orlov
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They Were Actors is based on a true story.
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They Were Actors runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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They Were Actors isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 December 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like They Were Actors?
If you liked They Were Actors, try The Guns of Navarone, Force 10 from Navarone, The Dawns Here are Quiet.
Who directed They Were Actors?
They Were Actors (1981) was directed by Georgi Natanson and stars Zinaida Kirienko, Igor Ledogorov, Aleksandr Fatyushin.
What is They Were Actors based on?
They Were Actors is based on a true story.