An anti-Nazi film, it depicted a Russian girl enslaved to an inhuman German family. She is even robbed of her name and forced to answer to "No. 217". Subplots depict abuse directed at other POWs. This reflected the use by Nazis of OST-Arbeiter as slave labour, including as family servants.
Librettist | (Film score for "Girl No. 217" Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Romm.) |
Date of composition | 1945 |
Type | Film score |
Instruments | Orchestra |
Autotranslations beta |
Aram Khatchatourian: Girl No. 217 Aram Il'ič Chačaturjan: Girl No. 217 Aram Chatschaturjan: Girl No. 217 |