Film
Moscow Strikes Back
1942Directed by Ilya Kopalin, Leonid Varlamov
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- Released
- Runtime
- 55m
About Moscow Strikes Back
- Documentary
- War
Synopsis
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.
- Directors
- Ilya Kopalin
- Leonid Varlamov
- Writer
- Pyotr Pavlenko
- Original title
- Разгром немецких войск под Москвой
