Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
Grigory Mikhaylov
- Russian Partisan
- (as Grigorij Mikhailov)
Ivan Paramonov
- German Deserter
- (as I. Paramonov)
Sergei Lukyanov
- Partisan Commander
- (as S. Lukyanov)
Ervin Knausmyuller
- German General
- (as E. Knausmyuller)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Italian version of the film is dedicated to all those who fought on the Eastern Front in the last war.
- GoofsThe Russian tanks featured in the film are T-34/85's, which were not produced until early 1944, a full a year after the events in this film took place.
- Alternate versionsThe U.S. version omits several scenes, such as the first half of the battle on the Don which has the Italian soldiers returning the Russian artillery fire and putting up a spirited resistance for a few minutes. Instead, the U.S. version opens the battle with the Italians already in headlong retreat.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Victors and the Vanquished (1949)
- SoundtracksItaliano Karascio
Written by Franco Migliacci (as F. Migliacci) and Armando Trovajoli (as A. Trovaioli)
Featured review
A Miracle of Film Making at it's best
I would certainly rate this film as one of the greatest war movies of all time. Certainly one of the most poignant. This film is in the league with Saving Private Ryan, Patton, Paths of Glory and a hand full of other important films about the lives and deaths of soldiers....any soldier, from any country....life is cherished and death has the same bitter taste to all young soldiers. A marvellous piece of work is this film.
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- oxymoron-3
- Mar 12, 2000
Details
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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