Today we celebrate the 77th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. On such a special day, you should definitely watch at least one movie from this selection.
“The Story of a Real Man”
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Year: 1948
Director: Alexander Stolper
Subject: Based on the real facts of the biography of fighter pilot Alexei Maresyev. He was shot dead in battle over the occupied territories. He remained on his own for three weeks until he finally reached the partisans. He lost both legs, but he did not lose his willpower even after that.
Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha
year: 1967
Director: Vladimir Motyl
Synopsis: Soldier Zhenya Kolyshkin went on New Year’s Eve to pick up a package, but stumbled upon a German bunker. He manages to escape, but the guard is inevitable. Zhenya’s unpleasant fate is illuminated by Zhenechka, a beacon of the Katyusha regiment.
“Belorussky train station”
Year: 1971
Director: Andrey Smirnov
Plot: The characters of the movie broke up at the Belorussky train station in the summer of 1945, just after the war. They meet at the funeral of a comrade 25 years later. And they recalled all that they had once experienced together.
“Ivan’s childhood”
year: 1962
Director: Andrey Tarkovsky
Synopsis: 12-year-old Vanya lost his mother and sister – they were shot by the Nazis. She became a scout and desperately wants revenge on the German invaders, she. And only in a dream she can reunite with her family. Tarkovsky’s legendary film is a must see.
“… And here the dawns are quiet”
year: 1972
Director: Stanislav Rostotsky
Theme: In 1942, volunteers were sent to the commander of the division, foreman Vaskov: a detachment of girls who had just graduated from school. During an unauthorized absence, platoon commander Rita Osyanina discovers two German saboteurs and reports this to Vaskov. It was decided to bring them into battle. And then it turned out not two, but 16 … This legendary film was remade twice: in 2005 (a television series of 20 episodes was made from the film), and in 2015 – he became Renat Davletyarov. manager.
“Only “old men” go to war”
year: 1973
Director: Leonid Bykov
Synopsis: Captain Titarenko assembled a “yellow mouth” flight crew. The film tells how they lived, dreamed and became “old men” every day of the war.
“Aty-bats, soldiers were coming…”
Year: 1977
Director: Leonid Bykov
Plot: The action of the picture takes place in the small station of Pobednya, where fierce battles took place during the Great Patriotic War. The movie shows two stories in parallel. In the first, the events begin in 1974, and then we transfer to 1944. This is a story about 18 fighters who died during the war, but stopped a column of German tanks. The daughter of one of them organizes a meeting 30 years later to bring together the relatives of the deceased.
“A Soldier’s Song”
Year: 1959
Director: Grigory Chukhrai
Synopsis: Soldier Alyosha Skvortsov achieved a feat – he knocked down two enemy tanks. They want to introduce him to the cult, but instead he wants to go home to see his mother.
“Man’s Fate”
Year: 1959
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Theme: The hardest movie about the real horrors of war. This is a story about an ordinary driver Andrei Sokolov, who was forced to leave his family due to the outbreak of war. The first year he goes to a concentration camp where he miraculously escapes death and finally escapes. But the war does not end here.
“Wait me”
year: 1943
Director: Boris Ivanov, Alexander Stolper
Synopsis: Three friends, Misha Weinstein, Nikolai Yermolov and Andrey Panov, promised each other that they would definitely meet after the war. But not everyone can go back home …
“Officers”
Year: 1971
Director: Vladimir Rogovoy
Plot: The events of the film cover the period from the early 1920s to the late 60s. The history of three generations of the Trofimov family – from the Civil War to the Great Patriotic War.
“Heavenly Slug”
Year: 1945
Director: Semyon Tymoshenko
Plot: Three friends swear they will not fall in love until the end of the war. But in service they met with the female pilots of the fleet.
“Night Witches in the Sky”
Year: 1981
Director: Evgeny Zhigulenko
Plot: This is a story about the achievements of Soviet pilots, who bombarded Nazi troops almost every night. For this, the Germans called them night witches. This nickname for girls was the highest assessment of their contribution to the victory.
“They fought for their country”
year: 1975
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Plot: In the summer of 1942, the Soviet Union was closer than ever to defeat. The soldiers had to retreat and even leave the civilians to their fate. But they still fought for their homeland and never gave up no matter how hard it was. By the way, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Sholokhov.
Source: People Talk