Moscow Strikes Back (1942)
Razgrom nemetskikh voysk pod Moskvoy (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 55min
- Documentary, War
- 1942 (USA)
- Movie
A number of frontline cameramen shot the footage used in this documentary of the Battle of Moscow, between October 1941 and January 1942,in which a people's war against the German invaders, whose atrocities are shown in graphic detail, is...
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins.
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Cast
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N. Dubravin | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Edward G. Robinson | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Joseph Stalin | ... |
Joseph Stalin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Ilya Kopalin | ||
| Leonid Varlamov | ||
Written by
| Pyotr Pavlenko | ... | (narration) |
| Albert Maltz | ... | (narration: English version) & |
| Elliot Paul | ... | (narration: English version) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| G. Azov | ... | executive producer |
| Nicholas Napoli | ... | producer |
Editing by
| Ilya Kopalin | ||
| Leonid Varlamov | ||
| Slavko Vorkapich | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| V. Chekulaeva | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Igor Gunger | ... | sound engineer (as I. Gunger) |
| Hayes Pagel | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ivan Belyakov | ... | camera operator (as I. Belyakov) |
| Georgi Bobrov | ... | camera operator (as G. Bobrov) |
| Teodor Bunimovich | ... | camera operator (as T. Bunimovich) |
| Aleksandr Elbert | ... | camera operator (as A. Elbert) |
| Roman Karmen | ... | camera operator (as R. Karmen) |
| Pavel Kasatkin | ... | camera operator (as P. Kasatkin) |
| Anatoliy Krylov | ... | camera operator (as A. Krylov) |
| Aleksey Lebedev | ... | camera operator (as A. Lebedev) |
| Boris Makaseyev | ... | camera operator (as B. Makaseev) |
| Boris Nebylitski | ... | camera operator (as B. Nebylitskiy) |
| Aleksandr Shchekutev | ... | camera operator (as A. Shchekutev) |
| Semyon Sher | ... | camera operator (as S. Sher) |
| Mikhail Shneiderov | ... | camera operator (as M. Shneyderov) |
| Viktor Shtatland | ... | camera operator (as V. Shtatland) |
| Vasiliy Solovyov | ... | camera operator (as V. Solovyov) |
| Maria Sukhova | ... | assistant camera (as M. Sukhova) |
| Aleksey Syomin | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Tseslyuk | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| William Hodgson | ... | musical director: UK release |
| Boris Mokrousov | ... | song composer |
| Viktor Smirnov | ... | musical arrangement (as V. Smirnov) |
| Aleksey Surkov | ... | song lyricist |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | musical score arranger |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gosudarstvenii Komitet po Kinematografii (Goskino) (1942) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1942) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- Soviet War News Film Agency (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- International Historic Films (IHF) (1997) (World-wide) (DVD)
- New Star (2020) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- C-SPAN3 (2021) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
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A number of frontline cameramen shot the footage used in this documentary of the Battle of Moscow, between October 1941 and January 1942,in which a people's war against the German invaders, whose atrocities are shown in graphic detail, is begun, with echoes of traditional Russian heroism and an appeal to save the country's religious and cultural monuments. Written by Lawrence Chadbourne |
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| Taglines | IT'S SENSATIONAL! (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - January 31, 1943 - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first foreign/international film to win an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, albeit for the English dubbed version in the 1943, and 15th, Academy Awards. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 War Propaganda Films (2014). See more » |