A Span of Earth
# A Span of Earth

A Span of Earth (Russian: Пядь земли) is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Andrey Smirnov and Boris Yashin [ru].

## Plot

The film takes place in the summer of 1944. The film tells about a young lieutenant and a battalion commander defending a bridgehead.

## Cast

* Aleksandr Zbruyev as Aleksandr Motovilov
* Elliya Sukhanova as Rita Tamashova
* Yevgeni Urbansky as Aleksey Babin
* Sergei Kurilov as Bryl
* Mikhail Vorontsov as Afanasiy Makletsov
* Aleksandr Titov as Shumilin
* Anatoli Golik as Mezentsev
* Viktor Suskin as Sayenko (as V. Suskin)
* Andrey Petrov as Pavchenko (as A. Petrov)
* Oleg Forostenko
