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Nobody Wanted to Die

Name: Nobody Wanted to Die
Genre: Drama, Action, History, War
Released: 1966-04-18
Cast: Kazimieras Vitkus, Regimantas Adomaitis, Bruno O'Ya, Juozas Budraitis, Algimantas Masiulis

1966 | 107 min | Drama, Action, History, War

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was critically acclaimed, though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved Beast, start here.
The mood: Intense.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off: It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1966: an older pace and style.

The film is set in Lithuania after the Second World War. It shows dramatic events in a small Lithuanian farming community, where people are split between the Soviets and the "brothers in the woods", who are fighting to defend their land from the Soviets after the end of the Second World War.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius

Kazimieras VitkusLokys
Regimantas AdomaitisDonatas
Bruno O'YaBronius
Juozas BudraitisJonas
Algimantas MasiulisMykolas
Donatas BanionisVaitkus
Vija ArtmaneOna
Eugenija Šulgaitė
Danguolė BaukaitėAldona
Bronius BabkauskasMarcinkus