A Span of Earth

A Span of Earth (Пядь земли) is a 1964 Soviet World War II film directed by Andrey Smirnov and Boris Yashin.

Plot
The film takes place in the summer of 1944. The film tells about a young lieutenant and a battalion commander defending a bridgehead.

Cast

 * Aleksandr Zbruyev as Aleksandr Motovilov
 * Elliya Sukhanova as Rita Tamashova
 * Yevgeni Urbansky as Aleksey Babin
 * Sergei Kurilov as Bryl
 * Mikhail Vorontsov as Afanasiy Makletsov
 * Aleksandr Titov as Shumilin
 * Anatoli Golik as Mezentsev
 * Viktor Suskin as Sayenko (as V. Suskin)
 * Andrey Petrov as Pavchenko (as A. Petrov)
 * Oleg Forostenko