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6.1/10 • 26

1943-11-041h 48m

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A rolling wall of hell that couldn't be stopped... A handful of men who had to stop it!

A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack."

Directors
Lewis Milestone
Editors
Daniel Mandell

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  1. Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    Kolya Simonov

  2. Anne Baxter

    Anne Baxter

    Marina Pavlov

  3. Walter Huston

    Walter Huston

    Dr. Kurin

  4. Walter Brennan

    Walter Brennan

    Karp

  5. Ann Harding

    Ann Harding

    Sophia Pavlov

  6. Jane Withers

    Jane Withers

    Clavdia Kurin

  7. Farley Granger

    Farley Granger

    Damian Simonov

  8. Erich von Stroheim

    Erich von Stroheim

    Dr. von Harden

  9. Dean Jagger

    Dean Jagger

    Rodion Pavlov

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CinemaSerf

Jun 26, 2022

6/10

I'm not sure I've ever seen a film like this before. An agrarian community in the Ukraine are facing impending invasion from the Nazis so must rally their resources; flee to the hills or stay behind as potential saboteurs. It was made in the middle of WWII and features quite a formidable cast of stars - Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter's Huston and Brennan (the latter always seems to end up driving a wagon, whichever film he is in!), Dean Jagger, Farley Granger and an excellent Erich von Stroheim all advancing the cause of the freedom from a Soviet perspective; something completely unimaginable from an Hollywood studio just five years later. It is a pretty shameless piece of propaganda. The young, innocent youth under the jackboot of their tyrannical oppressors, using what limited resources they have to try to thwart the overwhelmingly powerful war machine rolling, relentlessly, through their country - bravely sacrificing life and limb along the way. The dialogue is suitably jingoistic, and there are plenty of rousing, anthemic, songs to keep the comrades motivated. As a wartime depiction, it has an earthiness to it, though - there are some scenes that genuinely and plausibly appal and the youth of Baxter (only 20) and Granger (18) plays well to Lewis Milstone's overall intention. Sometimes when you see films like this you wonder how the brutal Nazis ever lost...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
nazivillageworld war iisoviet uniondoctorair raidresistance fighteranti-nazi resistancenazi occupationukrainian villagenazi invasionukraineukrainian resistanceww2