A Fortress in the Mountains

A Fortress in the Mountains
Directed byVladimir Gerasimov
Konstantin Yudin
Written byNikolay Erdman
Mikhail Volpin
CinematographyTimofei Lebeshev
Music byAntonio Spadavekkia
Production
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Release date
  • 7 November 1953 (1953-11-07)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

A Fortress in the Mountains (Russian: Застава в горах, romanized: Zastava v gorakh) is a 1953 Soviet adventure film directed by Vladimir Gerasimov and Konstantin Yudin and starring Vladlen Davydov, Marina Kuznetsova and Yelena Shatrova. It was made by Mosfilm using the Sovcolor process. It was the third most successful Soviet film at the box office that year, with attendance figures of 44.8 million.

The film is an early Cold War action thriller, set in Central Asia.