The Battle of Russia
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Battle of Russia |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Frank Capra Anatole Litvak |
| script |
Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein Robert Heller Anatole Litvak John Sanford Anthony Veiller |
| production | Frank Capra |
| music | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| cut | William Hornbeck |
The Battle of Russia is an American documentary from the year 1943 . It is the fifth of seven parts of the Why We Fight propaganda series .
action
The film begins with an overview of various failed attempts to conquer Russia. In 1242 knights of the Teutonic Order tried to expand eastwards. Excerpts from the film Alexander Newski by Sergei Eisenstein (1938) prove the failure. The Swedish King Charles XII. tried to take Moscow in 1708 . Here, too, film excerpts are shown ( Peter I. von Vladimir Petrow, 1937). Subsequently, Napoleon's invasion of Russia and the German-Russian war during World War II approached.
Now the vast natural resources of Russia, which are presented as the cause of the German-Soviet war , are described. This is followed by impressions of Soviet culture, showing ethnic differences between the individual peoples and also appreciating musical and literary achievements.
The German campaign in the Balkans is seen in the film as preparation for the attack on Russia on June 22, 1941. The German offensive tactics, the Soviet defensive, the urban warfare and the partisan war are depicted. Reports follow of the siege of Leningrad and the battle of Stalingrad .
Awards
In 1944 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary . The New York Film Critics Circle honored him with the NYFCC Award for Best Documentary .
background
The film was produced with support from the US Department of War, with 20th Century Fox handling the editing, editing and copying, while Paramount Pictures provided the music. The world premiere took place on November 11, 1943.
The film is the longest in the series. It is next to the first part ( Prelude to War , dt .: Prelude to War ) the only one who was nominated for an Oscar.
It was important to the producers that the narrator, Walter Huston, neither broach the subject of communism nor subjects that might disqualify the Soviet Union as an ally against Germany, such as: B. the Soviet-Finnish war , the German-Soviet non-aggression pact , the Soviet occupation of eastern Poland , the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states or the war crimes of the Red Army .
The film is now in the public domain and can be viewed on the Internet.
Web links
- The Battle of Russia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Battle of Russia (1943) - Notes. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ The film (part 1) in the Internet archive The film (part 2) in the Internet archive