David Robinson introduces the last in a short season of controversial Soviet films.
Sign of Disaster starring
Nina Ruslanova Gennady Garbuk
For Stepanida and her husband, being occupied by German troops is only the last of a series of battles.
The brutality of forced collectivisation, and the cynical collaboration of local fascists have already strengthened Stepanida's dogged determination to stand up for herself. Based on a recently published, best-selling novel, Sign of Disaster presents a radical reassessment of a little-known period of modern history and can be regarded as a milestone in Soviet cinema.
Screenplay by YEVGENI GRIGORYEV and OSKAI NIKICH
From the novel by VASIL BYKOV Directed by MIKHAIL PTASHUK
(A Soviet film with English subtitles. First showing on British television) Television presentation by JUDY ALPE. GILLIAN GEERING
NICK JONES and DAVID THOMPSON
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