Execution Is Not Possible

Boris Zhadanovsky, a hereditary nobleman and officer who was predicted to have a brilliant military career, sides with the rebellious people. In 1905, Zhadanovsky is sentenced to death for his revolutionary activities. However, a powerful strike movement organized in response to the court's decision forces the tsarist government to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. After the revolution, Zhadanovsky joins the Red Army and dies fighting the White Army.

Director: Isaak Shmaruk

Cast: Andrey Danilov, Elena Prudnikova, Yelena Kozelkova, Nikolay Fedortsov, Badri Kakabadze, Valentin Belokhvostik, Viloriy Pashchenko, Leonid Belozorovich

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