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The Shield and the Sword

1968 mini series by Vladimir Basov
TVSeries miniseries Q4529126
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The Shield and the Sword

Summary

The Shield and the Sword is a miniseries[1]. It draws 385 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #286 of 738).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shield and the Sword's instance of is recorded as miniseries[3].
  • The Shield and the Sword was directed by Vladimir Basov[4].
  • Vladimir Basov wrote the screenplay for The Shield and the Sword[5].
  • Vadim Kozhevnikov wrote the screenplay for The Shield and the Sword[6].
  • The Shield and the Sword's composer is recorded as Mark Bernes[7].
  • The Shield and the Sword's composer is recorded as Veniamin Basner[8].
  • The Shield and the Sword's genre is drama film[9].
  • The Shield and the Sword's genre is war film[10].
  • The Shield and the Sword's genre is historical film[11].
  • The Shield and the Sword's genre is epic film[12].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Stanislav Lyubshin[13].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Oleg Yankovsky[14].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Georgy Martyniuk[15].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Vladimir Basov[16].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Alla Demidova[17].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Juozas Budraitis[18].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Aleksey Glazyrin[19].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Valentina Titova[20].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Vladimir Balashov[21].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Algimantas Masiulis[22].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Nikolay Zasukhin[23].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Lev Polyakov[24].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Nikolay Grabbe[25].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Wacław Dworzecki[26].
  • A cast member of The Shield and the Sword was Anatoly Kubatsky[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Shield and the Sword was directed by Vladimir Basov[4]. Screenwriters include Vladimir Basov[5] and Vadim Kozhevnikov[6]. Cast members include Stanislav Lyubshin[13], Oleg Yankovsky[14], Georgy Martyniuk[15], Vladimir Basov[16], Alla Demidova[17], and Juozas Budraitis[18].

Publication

The original language of The Shield and the Sword was Russian[28]. Genres include drama film[9], war film[10], historical film[11], and epic film[12].

Subject and Themes

The Shield and the Sword's main subject is World War II[29].

Why It Matters

The Shield and the Sword draws 385 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #286 of 738).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Mark Bernes Oleg Yankovsky

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Talestalker · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+4'}
    Production company → —
    Original language of film or tv show → Russian
    Director of photography → Timofey Lebeshev
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4947]]: 1708106, Imported TMDB movie ID from TheMovieDB."
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