Stalingrad

"ONE MILLION NAZIS COULDN'T TAKE IT!"

1943 1h 18m RU

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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A Soviet documentary chronicling the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the turning points of World War II. Filmed on the front lines, it depicts the brutal devastation of the city, the resilience of its defenders, and the eventual Soviet counteroffensive that encircled and defeated the German 6th Army. Released internationally—with the U.S. version retitled The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad—the film served both as a record of the Red Army’s victory and as a powerful work of wartime propaganda.

“ONE MILLION NAZIS COULDN'T TAKE IT!”

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Cast

Yuriy Levitan
Narrator
Brian Donlevy
Narrator (English version)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leonid Varlamov
Writers: Vasiliy Grossman, John Wexley, Leonid Varlamov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yuriy Levitan and Brian Donlevy carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "ONE MILLION NAZIS COULDN'T TAKE IT!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036385 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Leonid Varlamov directs. Boris Mokrousov scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
383 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Boris Mokrousov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Yuriy Levitan and Brian Donlevy carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "ONE MILLION NAZIS COULDN'T TAKE IT!".
8IMDB entry: tt0036385 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.