The Shield and the Sword(1968)
Щит и меч
The Shield and the Sword Synopsis
The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.
The Shield and the Sword (1968) is a action, adventure and war film directed by Vladimir Basov, released on August 19, 1968. It stars Stanislav Lyubshin, Oleg Yankovskiy, Juozas Budraitis and Aleksey Glazyrin.
- Director:
- Vladimir Basov
- Writers:
- Vadim Kozhevnikov, Vadim Kozhevnikov, Vladimir Basov
- Cinematographer:
- Timofei Lebeshev
- Composer:
- Venyamin Basner
- Production:
- Mosfilm, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Zespół Filmowy "Start"
- Status:
- Released
The Shield and the Sword Cast & Crew
Main cast
Stanislav Lyubshin
as Alexandr Belov / Johann Weiss
Oleg Yankovskiy
as Heinrich Schwarzkopf
Juozas Budraitis
as Dietrich
Aleksey Glazyrin
as Axel Steinglitz
Alla Demidova
as Angelika Bucher
Algimantas Masiulis
as Willy Schwarzkopf
Anatoliy Verbitskiy
as Gerd
Georgiy Martynyuk
as Aleksey Zubov / Alois Hagen
Valentina Titova
as Nina
Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
as Landsdorf ist Abwehrmitarbeiter
Christine Laszar
as Brigitte
Wojciech Duryasz
as Jerzy Czyzewski
Key crew
Directed by Vladimir Basov, written by Vadim Kozhevnikov, Vadim Kozhevnikov and Vladimir Basov.
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The Shield and the Sword – Frequently Asked Questions
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The main cast of The Shield and the Sword (1968) includes Stanislav Lyubshin, Oleg Yankovskiy, Juozas Budraitis, Aleksey Glazyrin and Alla Demidova. The film was directed by Vladimir Basov. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
When was The Shield and the Sword released?
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The Shield and the Sword was released on August 19, 1968.