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The Promise (1969 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Promise' is a 1969 British drama film based on a play by Russian playwright Aleksei Arbuzov. Set in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, it is the story of a love triangle involving three young people caught up in the Siege of Leningrad. The film follows the main protagonists in the post-war years in an attempt to show the lasting effects of that relationship.
The film was on the British Film Institute's BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films until a mislabeled copy was found in the British Film Institute's archive after an audit. It also contained Ian McKellen's film debut.
Cast
*John Castle as Marat Yestigneyev
*Ian McKellen as Leonidik
*Susan Macready as Lika Vasilyevna
*Mary Jones as Mother
*David Nettheim as Stepfather
*David Garfield as Soldier
See also
*List of lost films
References
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