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Moscow Strikes Back

First aired on Feb 23, 1942

Runtime: 55 mins

60%

Genres: Documentary, War

A Soviet documentary chronicling the Battle of Moscow (October 1941 – January 1942), when Red Army forces repelled the German advance on the capital. Shot by numerous frontline cameramen, it combines harrowing footage of combat and civilian suffering with scenes of Nazi atrocities, framed against themes of Russian heroism and cultural survival. Originally released under the title Defeat of the German Armies Near Moscow, the English-language version, narrated by Edward G. Robinson, was retitled Moscow Strikes Back. The film won the 1943 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Warning: contains graphic images.

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N. Dubravin | Narrator(voice)
Edward G. Robinson | Narrator (English version) (voice)
Featured Crew
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Leonid Varlamov | Director
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Ilya Kopalin | Director
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Leonid Varlamov | Editor
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Ilya Kopalin | Editor
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Margarita Kafieva | Co-Producer
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Pyotr Pavlenko | Writer