The Turning Point
5.9
The film tells the story of those who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, which became a turning point in the Great Patriotic War. For five months, the city resisted the Nazi offensive. Surrendering Stalingrad to the enemy would have meant losing the war, but holding on to the city seemed almost impossible.
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Cast
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Mikhail Derzhavin
General Muravyov
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Pyotr Andriyevsky
General Vinogradov
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Yuriy Tolubeev
Lavrov
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Hamlet
Andrei Abrikosov
General Krivenko
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Alexander Nevsky
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Aleksandr Zrazhevsky
General Panteleyev
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Nikolai Korn
General-major
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Foes
S. Rakhmanin
Chied of front intelligence
No other roles listed
Mark Bernes
Minutka, driver
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Case No. 306
Vladimir Maryev
Lieutenant Fyodorov
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Pavel Volkov
Stepan
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Fate of a Man
Mikhail Devyatkin
General Studentsov (uncredited)
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Galina Iniutina
Liza Muravyova (uncredited)
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Fridrikh Ermler Director · Boris Chirskov Writer Gavriil Popov Composer
United States release October 26, 1946 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Великий перелом
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Великий перелом
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · July 19, 1945
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 1946
Theatrical
France
September 21, 1946 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
XC
May 17, 1946 · Theatrical
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