The Young Guard

Name: The Young Guard
Director: Sergei Gerasimov
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1948-10-11
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Vladimir Ivanov, Inna Makarova, Nonna Mordyukova, Sergei Gurzo, Vyacheslav Tikhonov

In 1942, local teenagers are organizing the underground resistance in the city of Krasnodon during the Nazi occupation of Russia. The teens manage to outsmart the Nazis in their fight, and their activity lifts the spirits of the surviving citizens.