The Promise (1969)
Country: GB
Technical: col 98m
Director: Michael Hayes
Cast: Ian McKellen, John Castle, Susan Macready
Synopsis:
Leningrad: a Russian soldier promises the girl he has sheltered that he will return when he goes to fight, but she believes him dead in the war and marries the other young man they saved from starvation.
Review:
Translated from a Russian play and filmed at Shepperton studios, this is a decidedly theatrical venture. Don't expect any representation of the actual siege; everything takes place within the four walls of the house. The cast of course delivers excellent performances but when it is all over, one's principal feeling is exhaustion.
Country: GB
Technical: col 98m
Director: Michael Hayes
Cast: Ian McKellen, John Castle, Susan Macready
Synopsis:
Leningrad: a Russian soldier promises the girl he has sheltered that he will return when he goes to fight, but she believes him dead in the war and marries the other young man they saved from starvation.
Review:
Translated from a Russian play and filmed at Shepperton studios, this is a decidedly theatrical venture. Don't expect any representation of the actual siege; everything takes place within the four walls of the house. The cast of course delivers excellent performances but when it is all over, one's principal feeling is exhaustion.
Country: GB
Technical: col 98m
Director: Michael Hayes
Cast: Ian McKellen, John Castle, Susan Macready
Synopsis:
Leningrad: a Russian soldier promises the girl he has sheltered that he will return when he goes to fight, but she believes him dead in the war and marries the other young man they saved from starvation.
Review:
Translated from a Russian play and filmed at Shepperton studios, this is a decidedly theatrical venture. Don't expect any representation of the actual siege; everything takes place within the four walls of the house. The cast of course delivers excellent performances but when it is all over, one's principal feeling is exhaustion.