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They Fought for Their Country (Russian: Они сражались за Родину, romanized: Oni srazhalis' za Rodinu) is a 1975 Soviet war film in two parts, based on the eponymous novel written by Mikhail Sholokhov and directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
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Come and See [a] is a 1985 Soviet anti-war film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. [4] Its screenplay, written by Klimov and Ales Adamovich, is based on the 1971 novel Khatyn [5] and the 1977 collection of survivor testimonies I Am from the Fiery Village [6] (Я из огненной деревни, Ya iz ognennoy derevni), [7] of which Adamovich was a ...
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (Russian: А зори здесь тихие, romanized: A zori zdes tikhie) is a 1972 Soviet war drama directed by Stanislav Rostotsky based on Boris Vasilyev's novel of the same name. The film deals with antiwar themes and focuses on a garrison of Russian female soldiers in World War II.
Russian film critic Alexander Fedorov called the movie "a large-scale war production typical of Yuri Ozerov" which presents Stalin as a wise leader, and depicts Zhukov as a brilliant general. Fedorov also commented on the battle scenes, describing them as "impressive... involving tanks, airplanes and artillery." [8]
The film spans the period from the early days of the Great Patriotic War to the middle of winter 1941–1942, culminating in the Soviet counteroffensive near Moscow.This grand narrative of six months of catastrophic retreat followed by a powerful counterstrike is shown through the experiences of one man, Ivan Sintsov (played by Kirill Lavrov), a correspondent for an army newspaper.
The Shield and the Sword (Russian: Щит и меч, romanized: Shchit i metch) is a 1968 Soviet spy television series in four parts directed by Vladimir Basov and produced by Mosfilm. [1] Set during World War II , it is based on a novel by Vadim Kozhevnikov , who was Secretary of the Soviet Writers' Union .
Pravednik or Tzadik in English (Russian: Праведник, romanized: Pravednik, known as The Righteous in English) is a 2023 Russian World War II film directed by Sergei Ursuliak. The historical drama film is based on the real story of the Soviet partisan officer the Avenger detachment, Nikolai Kiselev (played by Aleksandr Yatsenko ), who ...