Moscow Strikes Back (1942)
Directed by Ilya Kopalin, Leonid Varlamov · 55 min · Documentary, War
29.0 TOPICAL score · #3,637 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Moscow Strikes Back (1942, directed by Ilya Kopalin and Leonid Varlamov) has a TOPICAL score of 29.0 - ranked 3,637 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Audiences: TMDB 5.6/10 (17 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 5.6/10 (17 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read1,659 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: N. Dubravin, Edward G. Robinson (actor #420)