---
title: 'Nobody Wanted to Die (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vytautas Žalakevičius'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
  - 'Lithuania'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nobody-wanted-to-die-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151750/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nobody Wanted to Die (1965)

1965 · 106 min · Drama · Soviet Union, Lithuania

Original title: Niekas nenorėjo mirti

## Synopsis

Nobody Wanted to Die is a 1965 Lithuanian film made in Soviet Lithuania and directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius. Žalakevičius, actor Donatas Banionis, and cinematographer Jonas Gricius were awarded USSR State Prize for the film in 1967. It is recognized as the first Soviet film to portray the lives of the Lithuanian partisans.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vytautas Žalakevičius](https://cinepixo.com/people/vytautas-zalakevicius)
- **Screenplay:** [Vytautas Žalakevičius](https://cinepixo.com/people/vytautas-zalakevicius)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Algimantas Apanavičius](https://cinepixo.com/people/algimantas-apanavicius)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jonas Gricius](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonas-gricius)

## Cast

- [Juozas Budraitis](https://cinepixo.com/people/juozas-budraitis)
- [Bruno O'Ya](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-o-ya)
- [Algimantas Masiulis](https://cinepixo.com/people/algimantas-masiulis)
- [Vija Artmane](https://cinepixo.com/people/vija-artmane)
- [Regimantas Adomaitis](https://cinepixo.com/people/regimantas-adomaitis)
- [Donatas Banionis](https://cinepixo.com/people/donatas-banionis)

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