Old Fortress (1974)

The Soviet propagnda film follows young people from Ukrainian Kamianets-Podilskyi during the revolutionary battles for Soviet power, spanning from pre-revolutionary times to the 1930s. It depicts their experiences in a gymnasium, labour school, cadet dormitory, and their involvement in conflicts against Petliura’s forces and German interventionists, highlighting divisions by social status and political views. It consists of three parts: "Commissar Sergushin" (episodes 1-3); "The Haunted House" (episodes 4-5); "The City by the Sea" (episodes 6-7).

First aired

1974-04-23

Genres

Kids, Action & Adventure

Seasons

1 (3 episodes)

Status

Ended

Directed / written by

Mykhailo Byelikov, Oleksandr Muratov