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The Turning Point

Original title: Velikiy perelom
1945 · 1 h 48 min
Directed by Fridrikh Ermler
DramaWar

Cast

Mikhail Derzhavin Andrei Abrikosov Pyotr Andriyevsky

Credits

Written by: Boris Chirskov

Plot

A fictionalised account of the Soviet strategy during the Battle of Stalingrad in the Second World War. Through a series of command-room discussions and scenes of battle, the film depicts the planning of the encirclement of the German army, the sacrifices of the soldiers and the leadership of the Soviet commanders. Fridrikh Ermler's 1945 film, a serious wartime epic, received the Stalin Prize and was praised as a major film of the war effort.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fridrikh Ermler's wartime film dramatises Soviet strategy at Stalingrad through command-room talks and battle scenes. Official and stolid, it is propaganda of the period, more notable as a document than as a drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (319 votes)
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