Two on the Steppes(1962)

movie - first aired/released 1962-07-05 - audience 8.0

Directed by Anatoli Efros

In the summer of 1942, the Soviet army is fighting the Germans on the Don River. Young lieutenant Ogarkov gets lost in the steppe and fails to deliver a redeployment order. For that, he is sentenced to death. Now, another soldier has to lead him across the steppes to his death.