Triumph Over Violence

1965 2h 18m RU

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7.5

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8.1

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★7.5TMDB · 58★8.1IMDB · 2,137

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Synopsis

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Romm pulls out all the stops in its selection of documentary material to draw the viewer not only into absolute horror about fascism and nazism in the 1920s–1940s Europe, but also to a firm conviction that nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen again anywhere in the world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikhail Romm
Narrator (voice)
Marlene Dietrich
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Oswald Mosley
Self (archive footage)
Martin Bormann
Self (archive footage)
Willy Brandt
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikhail Romm
Writers: Maya Turovskaya, Mikhail Romm, Yuriy Khaniutin
Languages: German, Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikhail Romm, shot by German Lavrov. 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 Alemdar Karamanov. 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 Mikhail Romm 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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Mikhail Romm and Marlene Dietrich and Joseph Goebbels carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mikhail Romm directs. German Lavrov behind the camera. Alemdar Karamanov scores. Mikhail Romm cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in German, Russian.

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.
3Directed by Mikhail Romm, shot by German Lavrov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alemdar Karamanov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mikhail Romm shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mikhail Romm and Marlene Dietrich and Joseph Goebbels carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0059529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.