Days of Glory (1944)
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|---|---|
| Original title | Days of Glory |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1944 |
| length | 86 minutes |
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| Director | Jacques Tourneur |
| script | Casey Robinson |
| production | Casey Robinson |
| music | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| camera | Tony Gaudio |
| cut | Joseph Noriega |
| occupation | |
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Days of Glory (originally called This is Russia ) is an American war film from 1944. The RKO studio directed by Jacques Tourneur was the first film in which the future world star Gregory Peck starred.
action
The film takes place after the start of Operation Barbarossa on the Soviet Western Front: The dancer Nina Iwanowa was supposed to entertain the Soviet troops and is separated from her ensemble by the chaos of war. The rebel leader Vladimir took her to a rebel hideout near the city of Tula . The rebels can't do much with her. While the men are fascinated by their beauty, the women are amazed that they cannot fight, cook or clean. When a German soldier is captured, the group disagrees on how to deal with him. He tells lies during interrogation and it is decided that he should be killed for it. However, Wladimir wants to send him a trial first. When the German tries to flee at night, Nina kills him and thereby earns the rebel group's respect. At the next guerrilla action, Nina is taken away. Here tracks are to be blown up in order to stop a German train with ammunition. Vladimir and Nina hug and kiss during the action. Nina, who doesn't understand Vladimir's resolve in battle, learns more about the man who used to be an engineer.
Vladimir sends a messenger to headquarters: Jelena, who also loves him. Jelena is shot by Germans. Then he sends Nina, who makes it and comes back with a message: The Soviet counter-offensive should finally begin. When the Germans arrest and question the youngster Mitja, Nina asks Wladimir to help save him. However, he does not want to endanger the counter-offensive and remains inactive. Mitja is hanged in public.
Wladmir's group fights German troops to help the counter-offensive. The fighters heroically fall one after the other. Nina and Wladimir fight an advancing German tank that will likely kill them.
criticism
On the Rotten Tomatoes website , which summarizes the evaluations of reviews, the film has a positive rate of 50% (based on twelve reviews).
Commercial win
- The $ 958,000 film was a commercial failure, making a loss of $ 593,000.
- The producer and screenwriter Robinson married the leading actress Toumanova in 1944. They divorced in 1955.
Nominations
Vernon L. Walker , James G. Stewart and Roy Granville were nominated for an Academy Award in 1945 for Best Visual Effects .
Web links
- Days of Glory in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Days of Glory at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Long Beach Independent, January 10, 1943, p. 31: RKO Signs Casey Robinson to Write, Produce "This Is Russia". Retrieved August 29, 2012
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. S194
- ^ Richard B. Jewell, Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures , Uni of California, 2016
- ↑ Is Ballet Dancing Slavery? The Examiner, Tasmania , April 19, 1952 - Retrieved August 29, 2012
- ↑ Hamilton Daily News Journal, October 19, 1955, page 7: Little Black Book Leads to Divorce. Retrieved August 29, 2012
- ^ The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners . In: oscars.org . Retrieved June 23, 2013.