Hit Back
Directed byMikhail Tumanishvili
Written byYevgeni Mesyatsev
StarringBoris Galkin
Vadim Spiridonov
Mihai Volontir
Anatoly Kuznetsov
Alexander Pyatkov
Yelena Glebova
Music byVictor Babushkin
Production
company
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
84 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Hit Back (Russian: Ответный ход, translit. Otvetnyy khod) is a 1981 Soviet action war movie directed by Mikhail Tumanishvili. It is a sequel to In the Zone of Special Attention.

Plot

This movie follows the story of a young soviet paratrooper Victor Tarasov - now a captain - who failed to protect the Chief of Staff of his regiment from 'enemy's' ambush while on big-scale 'war-play'; and now - with the help of soviet marines - it is his turn to hit back. And while soldiers play their games - generals play their own ones... [1]

Facts

It was one of the most attended movies in the Soviet Union in 1981, with an audience of approximately 31.3 million.[2]

References

Notes
  1. ^ (in Russian)Soviet Cinematography Institute Today's cinematography, vol.3 – 1985
  2. ^ Leaders of distribution Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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