The Third Half_
The film is based on the real fact — football «The Death Match» between the German team and a team of Soviet prisoners of war, former "Dinamo". It happened in Kiev on June 22, 1942. Anticipating the possibility of losing, the Germans made a condition — defeat or death. If the Germans won, the Soviet footballers were promised freedom...
Starring
Yuri Volkov, Vladimir Kashpur, Leonid Kuravlyov
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Third Half was released 63 years ago in 1963.
Overview
The film is based on the real fact — football «The Death Match» between the German team and a team of Soviet prisoners of war, former "Dinamo". It happened i...
The Third Half is a War, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 23m.
CAST (20)
Yuri Volkov
Sokolovsky
Vladimir Kashpur
Kirill Zaitsev
Leonid Kuravlyov
Lyonya Fokin
Yuriy Nazarov
Misha Skachko
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Savchuk
Gleb Strizhenov
Yevgeni Ryazantsev
Gennadiy Yukhtin
Dugin
Aleksey Eybozhenko
Lemeshko
Aleksandr Metyolkin
Pavlik
Valentīns Skulme
Johan Dietrich
AZ
Alfred Zinovyev
Jan Richter
Ervin Knausmyuller
major Heinz
Valentina Markova
Sasha
Valentina Sharykina
Vera
Lidiya Dranovskaya
Ryazantseva
NN
Nikolai Novlyansky
cleats seller
Vladimir Pitsek
german officer
Igor Pushkaryov
Kirillov
Aleksandra Danilova
Sasha's mother
Georgi Svetlani
hairdresser
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
83 min (1h 23m)
Country
SU
Rating
4.2/10 (4 votes)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Third Half about?
The film is based on the real fact — football «The Death Match» between the German team and a team of Soviet prisoners of war, former "Dinamo". It happened in Kiev on June 22, 1942. Anticipating the possibility of losing, the Germans made a condition — defeat or death. If the Germans won, the Soviet footballers were promised freedom...
How long is The Third Half?
The Third Half has a runtime of 83 minutes (1h 23m).
Who stars in The Third Half?
The cast of The Third Half includes Yuri Volkov, Vladimir Kashpur, Leonid Kuravlyov, Yuriy Nazarov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy.
What is the rating of The Third Half?
The Third Half has a rating of 4.2 out of 10 based on 4 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
War
Drama