A Fortress in the Mountains (Russian: Застава в горах, romanized: Zastava v gorakh) is a 1953 Soviet adventure film directed by Vladimir Gerasimov and Konstantin Yudin and starring Vladlen Davydov, Marina Kuznetsova and Yelena Shatrova. It was made by Mosfilm using the Sovcolor process. It was the third most successful Soviet film at the box office that year, with attendance figures of 44.8 million.
The film is an early Cold War action thriller, set in Central Asia.
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Synopsis
From Moscow arrives Senior Lieutenant Lunin to the frontier who is assigned as its deputy chief. Due to the illness of the former chief, the lieutenant has to take command of the outpost. At the same time foreign intelligence is trying to enter the USSR territory. Near the state border under the guise of archaeologists spies under the name of Stanley and Marrow are deployed. The local Basmach gang of Ismail-Beg who are paid by their leadership, is trying to make an attack on Soviet territory as a diversion to their main operation - their imperceptible transition to the Soviet side. However, the operation fails; the gang is broken up, its remnants thrown over the border river and the violator spies are arrested and exposed.
Cast
Vladlen Davydov as Lunin
Marina Kuznetsova as Vera Alexandrovna
Yelena Shatrova as Polina Antonovna
Sergei Gurzo as Kuleshov
Stanislav Chekan as Martshenko
Arkadi Shcherbakov as Prochorov
Aleksandr Susnin as Vorobev
Mikhail Majorov as Grachyov
Vladimir Popov as Sledovatel
Mukhamejan Kasymov as Ismail-Beg
Vladimir Belokurov as Marrow
Aleksey Krasnopolsky as Bridger
Oleg Solyus as Ben Stanley
Georgi Chernovolenko as Carter
Nina Agapova as Marya Tikhonovna
Boris Popov as Inspector
Radner Muratov as Akhmet
Aleksey Alekseev as Ustinov – mayor