Peace to Him Who Enters (1961)
The time is World War II. Lidiya Shaporenko plays a pregnant German woman, trapped behind Russian lines. When the woman goes into labor, three loyal Soviets deliver her to a field hospital: a newly graduated officer, an affable truck driver, and a soldier shell-shocked into muteness. The dangerous trip to the hospital ends up a rite of passage for all concerned. The winner of a special gold medal at the Venice Film Festival, Peace to Him Who Enters was originally released in the USSR in 1961 under the title Mir Vkhodyashchemu.
- Release Date: 1961-09-04
- Runtime: 1h 30min
- Production Company: Mosfilm
- Production Country: Soviet Union
- Directors: Vladimir Naumov, Aleksandr Alov.
