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The Penal Battalion

The Penal Battalion

Their life was worth nothing

16+2004•50m•7.2/10
DramaWar & PoliticsAction & Adventure

Ratings

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7.2/10(29)

Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.

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Production

Etalon-Film, MacDos

Language

RU

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 20, 2004

Last Aired

October 4, 2004

Networks

Russia-1

Created By

Eduard Volodarskiy, Nicolay Dostal

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2004-09-20
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2004-09-21
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2004-09-22
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2004-09-23
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2004-09-24
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2004-09-27
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2004-09-28
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2004-09-29
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2004-09-30
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2004-10-01
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2004-10-04

Cast

Aleksey Serebryakov

Aleksey Serebryakov

Vasilii Tverdokhlebov

Yuri Stepanov

Yuri Stepanov

Antip "Kulak" Glymov

Aleksandr Bashirov

Aleksandr Bashirov

Stirah

Iliya Kovrizhnykh

Tzukerman

Aleksei Zharkov

Aleksei Zharkov

Lykov

Andrey Merzlikin

Andrey Merzlikin

Bredounov

Olga Kalashnikova

Olga Kalashnikova

Sveta

Aleksey Oshurkov

Aleksey Oshurkov

Shilkin

Timofey Tribuntsev

Timofey Tribuntsev

Choudilin

Maksim Drozd

Maksim Drozd

Boulyga

Polina Kutepova

Polina Kutepova

Katerina

Yuri Shibanov

Bourykin

Dmitri Nazarov

Dmitri Nazarov

Otetz (padre) Mikhail

Roman Madyanov

Roman Madyanov

Kharchenko

Mikhail Yeremeyev

Rodiansky

Andrey Smolyakov

Andrey Smolyakov

Baukin

Vasiliy Mishchenko

Vasiliy Mishchenko

Svetlichniy

Viktor Suprun

Viktor Suprun

Shlykov

Kirill Pletnyov

Kirill Pletnyov

Dubinin

Pavel Derevyanko

Pavel Derevyanko

Tsypa

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