title: A Span of Earth
text: # A Span of Earth
  
  A Span of Earth (Russian: Пядь земли) is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Andrey Smirnov and Boris Yashin [ru].
  
  ## Plot
  
  The film takes place in the summer of 1944. The film tells about a young lieutenant and a battalion commander defending a bridgehead.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Aleksandr Zbruyev as Aleksandr Motovilov
  * Elliya Sukhanova as Rita Tamashova
  * Yevgeni Urbansky as Aleksey Babin
  * Sergei Kurilov as Bryl
  * Mikhail Vorontsov as Afanasiy Makletsov
  * Aleksandr Titov as Shumilin
  * Anatoli Golik as Mezentsev
  * Viktor Suskin as Sayenko (as V. Suskin)
  * Andrey Petrov as Pavchenko (as A. Petrov)
  * Oleg Forostenko
  