TV series
The Penal Battalion
2004, Russian, on Russia-1. Created by Eduard Volodarskiy & Nicolay Dostal.
Their life was worth nothing
Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 2004
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Latest episode
S1 E11: Episode 11
Aired 4 October 2004
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Eduard VolodarskiyCreator
- Nicolay DostalCreator
- Aleksey SerebryakovVasilii Tverdokhlebov · 11 ep
- Yuri StepanovAntip "Kulak" Glymov · 11 ep
- Aleksandr BashirovStirah · 11 ep
- Iliya KovrizhnykhTzukerman · 11 ep
- Aleksei ZharkovLykov · 11 ep
- Andrey MerzlikinBredounov · 11 ep
- Olga KalashnikovaSveta · 11 ep
- Aleksey OshurkovShilkin · 11 ep
- Timofey TribuntsevChoudilin · 11 ep
- Maksim DrozdBoulyga · 11 ep
- Polina KutepovaKaterina · 11 ep
- Yuri ShibanovBourykin · 11 ep
Details
- First aired
- 20 September 2004
- Last aired
- 4 October 2004
- Network
- Russia-1
- Original title
- Штрафбат
- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Russia
- Type
- Scripted
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The Penal Battalion: quick answers
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How many seasons of The Penal Battalion are there?
The Penal Battalion has 1 season and 11 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
Is The Penal Battalion finished?
Yes. The Penal Battalion ended in 2004, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is The Penal Battalion on?
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The Penal Battalion parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
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What shows are like The Penal Battalion?
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Who created The Penal Battalion?
The Penal Battalion was created by Eduard Volodarskiy and Nicolay Dostal and stars Aleksey Serebryakov, Yuri Stepanov, Aleksandr Bashirov.