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Moscow Strikes Back (1942)

Moscow Strikes Back (1942)

War Documentary

IT'S SENSATIONAL!

Release Date: 1942, February 23
Directors: Ilya Kopalin, Leonid Varlamov
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Tsentralnaya Studiya Kinokhroniki
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, N. Dubravin

Overview:

A Soviet documentary chronicling the Battle of Moscow (October 1941 – January 1942), when Red Army forces repelled the German advance on the capital. Shot by numerous frontline cameramen, it combines harrowing footage of combat and civilian suffering with scenes of Nazi atrocities, framed against themes of Russian heroism and cultural survival. Originally released under the title Defeat of the German Armies Near Moscow, the English-language version, narrated by Edward G. Robinson, was retitled Moscow Strikes Back. The film won the 1943 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Warning: contains graphic images.