Film
Moscow Strikes Back
SU- Director
- Ilya Kopalin
- Year
- 1942
IT'S SENSATIONAL!
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Ilya Kopalin, Leonid Varlamov
Written by
Pyotr Pavlenko
Produced by
Nicholas Napoli