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Wounded Game (1977): Cast & Plot

Wounded Game (1977) movie poster

Wounded Game is a 1977 drama starring Juozas Budraitis as Aleksey Bartenev, Aleksei Cherstvov and Nikolai Gubenko. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.

Wounded Game (1977) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 33m (93 min)
Genre
Drama
Original language
Russian
Studio
Mosfilm
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Wounded Game About?

The premise of Wounded Game without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A story about a group of Russian boys who have lost their fathers in the World War II.

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Cast & crew

Wounded Game Cast & Characters

Juozas Budraitis leads the cast as Aleksey Bartenev, with Aleksei Cherstvov as Alyosha Bartenev and Nikolai Gubenko as Grigoriy Albertovich Krivoruchko.

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Plot

Wounded Game Plot Summary

What happens in Wounded Game from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Children and war—there is no more horrifying convergence of opposites in the world.

Aleksey Bartenev [Juozas Budraitis] returns to the city where he spent his childhood, a writer who grew up in an orphanage after losing his parents in the war—his father perished on the front, and his mother took her own life when he was an infant. He sets out on a quiet, stubborn search to reconnect with a past that memory itself seems to have erased. His goal is simple in scope but devastating in implication: to find his two brothers, whom he barely remembers, and to piece together a family that the war scattered to the edges of history.

Full summary

The whole story of Wounded Game, scene by scene

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Videos

Wounded Game Videos

The clip of Wounded Game.

Podranki (Wounded game) (1977) The_Whistler.avi
Quiz

How Well Do You Know Wounded Game?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is the profession of the main character Aleksey Bartenev when he returns to his hometown?

Details

Wounded Game Also Known As

12 alternative titles, including “Les orphelins ou du plomb dans l'aile” and “Poraněná Ptáčata”.

Also known as
  • Les orphelins ou du plomb dans l'aile
  • Poraněná Ptáčata
  • Ta orfana
  • Podranki
  • Siročići
  • Sirote
  • Yaralı Kuş
  • Wounded Birds
  • Les orphelins
  • 受伤的的动物
  • Τα Ορφανά
  • Mit gebrochenen Schwingen

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FAQ

Wounded Game FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Wounded Game, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Wounded Game?

Wounded Game runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).

When was Wounded Game released?

Wounded Game was released on May 27, 1977.

Who is in the cast of Wounded Game?

Wounded Game stars Juozas Budraitis as Aleksey Bartenev, Aleksei Cherstvov as Alyosha Bartenev and Nikolai Gubenko as Grigoriy Albertovich Krivoruchko, among 10 credited actors.

Does Wounded Game have a post-credit scene?

No. Wounded Game has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Wounded Game in?

The original language of Wounded Game is Russian.

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