The Places Here Are Quiet (1967): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1967, The Places Here Are Quiet is a drama and war film directed by Georgi Shchukin, running about 81 minutes.

What it’s about. Based on the novel of the same name by Grigory Svirsky. 1942 year. The Great Patriotic War. The navigator Bratnov was shot down during the war, was captured, fled, returned to his people, was demoted and sent to serve in the construction battalion. His old front-line comrade Major Kabarov accidentally met him and took him to his unit. Kabanov, knowing about the lack of experienced navigators, is seeking to transfer Bratnov to his air force in the Northern Fleet, in the Arctic, to a tiny rocky island — "to the ends of the world."

Who’s in it. The Places Here Are Quiet stars Sergey Nikonenko as Timofei, Mikhail Gluzskiy as Bratnov, Mykola Hrytsenko as Fisyuk and Nikolai Timofeyev as Kabarov, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, The Places Here Are Quiet has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Places Here Are Quiet page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Places Here Are Quiet tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.