This five part WW2 epic drama gives a dramatized detailed account of the five major eastern front Soviet campaigns against Nazi Germany.This five part WW2 epic drama gives a dramatized detailed account of the five major eastern front Soviet campaigns against Nazi Germany.This five part WW2 epic drama gives a dramatized detailed account of the five major eastern front Soviet campaigns against Nazi Germany.
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Bukhuti Zakariadze
- Stalin
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- TriviaOfficial submission of Soviet Union for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 46th Academy Awards in 1974.
- GoofsDuring the Battle of Kursk (July 1943), several of the German tanks are actually Russian T-55's, T-62's, and even a few IS-2's. Such tanks would not have been employed by the Wehrmacht (even though they did field a number of captured T-34's in the battle), especially as they had not been invented yet.
- Alternate versionsIn the United States, Columbia Pictures released a version that removed approximately 75% of the footage, resulting in a running time of just under two hours and titled "The Great Battle". Columbia's release prints were only available in 35mm anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
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One of the absolute best war movies ever !
One of the best WAR movies I have ever seen, it ranks on top of my list with "SAVING PRIVATE RYAN", "CROSS OF IRON", "WINDTALKER","COME AND SEE" etc... It's about the kursk-salient battle, the biggest tank battle of WW2. When I saw this movie in a small west german cinma (Bielefeld 1970), I was very impressed about every careful researched historical detail in this awesome and in the west absolutely unknown movie. The movie is also in color, with good special effects. The military hardware, tanks, planes and infantry weapons are historically correct. The acting was good, and there was not a boring minute in the whole movie. It takes you right into the action, after a brief but comprehensive introduction.
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- Oct 19, 2002
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- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
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- 2.20 : 1
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