The Elusive Jan
About The Elusive Jan
Czechoslovak patriots fight the German occupation. Jan stays ahead of the occupiers. The story uses events that had been reported from that fight.
Cast & crew
More about The Elusive Jan
Isidore Annensky and Vladimir Petrov directed it. Aleksandr Stolper wrote it. Andria Balanchivadze wrote the music. The Georgian Film Studio released it in 1943, with 1942 also on the record. It runs 56 minutes. Yevgeny Samoylov and Yevgeniya Gorgkusha are billed. The Russian title is Неуловимый Ян. An English title is Invisible Jan.
Themes
Music
Andria Balanchivadze wrote the music.
Notes
- A 1942 date is also on the record.
- Samoylov is billed in the lead.
- The plot is tied to reported occupation incidents, not to an invented country.
Scenes
- Jan slips the German search.
- The patriots keep working under the occupation.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1942 Неуловимый Ян.webm)
