The Battle of Russia (1943) is the fifth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight documentary series. The longest film of the series, it has two parts. It was made in collaboration with Russian-born Anatole Litvak as primary director under Capra's supervision. Litvak gave the film its "shape and orientation," and the film had seven writers with voice narration by Walter Huston. The score was done by the Russian-born Hollywood composer Dimitri Tiomkin and drew heavily on Tchaikovsky along with traditional Russian folk songs and ballads.
The Battle of Russia (1943)
Directed by Anatole Litvak / Frank Capra
Genres - Documentary, History, War |
Sub-Genres - Propaganda Film |
Release Date - Nov 11, 1943 |
Run Time - 83 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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1943, Ballads, Dimitri Tiomkin, Director, Documentary Series, Russian Folk Songs, Score, Tchaikovsky, Voice Narration, Walter Huston, Why We Fight
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Subject: World War II
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A Batalha da Rússia
BR, PT
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HU
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PL
För frihet kämpa de
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I mahi tis Rosias
GR
La Bataille de Russie
FR
La battaglia di Russia
IT
Oroszországi háború
HU
Slaget om Rusland
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The Battle of Russia
, AU, GB, US
The Battle of Russia: The Nazi March Frozen
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Why We Fight, 5
US
Why We Fight: La battaglia di Russia
IT
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
AU
バトル・オブ・ロシア
JP
我們為何而戰：蘇聯篇
TW