The Ascent (1977) - (Movie Clip) Open, Punishment Squad
Artful opening of Ukranian-born Soviet director Larisa Shepitko's celebrated final feature, a band of partisans in 1942 Belarus emerge in flight from German occupiers, from the novella by Vasili Bykov, briefly introducing Vladimir Gotyukhim as Rybak, from The Ascent, 1977.