General Suvorov

1941 1h 40m RU

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 11

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Primarily a biographical documentary about the military career of Alexander Vasilvich Suvorov, who was Field Marshal of the armies of Catherine the Great and Czar Paul I. After many military successes during the reign of Catherine, General Suvorov broke with her successor, Paul I, the Mad Emperor, over questions regarding army policy. He went into retirement and wrote "The Science of Victory," containing maxims such as "Swiftness of movement accompanies victory," and "the real general is he who defeats the enemy before reaching him." The czar recalled Suvorov to become the leader of the joint armies of Russia and Austria against Napoleon.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nikolai Cherkasov
Aleksandr Suvorov
Apollon Yachnitskiy
Pavel I
Mikhail Astangov
Aleksei Arakcheev
Sergey Kiligin
Pyotr Bagration
Vsevolod Aksyonov
Meshcherski
Aleksandr Khanov
Platonych
Georgi Kovrov
Prokhor Dubasov
Aleksandr Antonov
colonel Tyurin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikhail Doller
Writers: Georgiy Grebner, Nikolai Ravich
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikhail Doller, shot by Anatoli Golovnya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuri Shaporin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lyudmila Pechiyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nikolai Cherkasov and Apollon Yachnitskiy and Mikhail Astangov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mikhail Doller directs. Anatoli Golovnya behind the camera. Yuri Shaporin scores. Lyudmila Pechiyeva cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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185 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Mikhail Doller, shot by Anatoli Golovnya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yuri Shaporin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lyudmila Pechiyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nikolai Cherkasov and Apollon Yachnitskiy and Mikhail Astangov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0033118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.