Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Great Patriotic War with our selection of films that tell a story of courage, resilience and devotion.
Here you will find both violent situations and touching stories of love and friendship, played out against the backdrop of military events.
These paintings not only demonstrate the manifestations and exploits of soldiers, but also reveal their human essence, their desire to survive and protect their homeland. Pure emotions and strong stories.
Today’s selection does not include all cinematic masterpieces. Don’t worry, we remember them too.
1. Brest Fortress
Genre: military, drama
Audience rating: ⭐️ 8.0 (Kinopoisk)
Country: Belarus, Russia
Director: Alexander Kott
Cast: Alexey Kopashov, Andrey Merzlikin, Pavel Derevyanko, Alexander Korshunov, Evgeny Tsyganov
About what: The story of the heroic defense of the Brest Fortress, which took the first blow of the Nazi invaders on June 22, 1941.
A story about three main centers of resistance, led by regiment commander Pyotr Gavrilov, commissar Efim Fomin and head of the 9th border post Andrei Kizhevatov.
Where to see: Okko
2. The fate of man
Genre: military, drama
Audience rating: ⭐️ 8.4 (Kinopoisk)
Country: USSR
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Cast: Sergei Bondarchuk, Pavel Polunin, Zinaida Kiriyenko, Pavel Volkov, Yuri Averin
About what: The film tells about Russian soldiers who were subjected to the terrible trials of war, who fought at home and were thrown into a family concentration camp.
But fate did not break his spirit – he survived, defended his right to be human, retained the ability to love…
Where to see: Kinopoisk
3. My dear man
Genre: military, drama
Audience rating: ⭐️ 8.0 (Kinopoisk)
Country: USSR
Director: Joseph Kheifits
Cast: Alexey Batalov, Inna Makarova, Pyotr Konstantinov, Leonid Bykov, Boris Chirkov
About what: Doctor Vladimir Ustimenko is a man of duty and honor, devoted to his work, to his servant, and devoted to one and only love, which carries through his whole life: love for Varya Stepanova, an eccentric girl who dreams of becoming a great actress, but has become a geologist.
The war of cruelty will interfere with the fate of the heroes and further confuse their already fragile relationships. After a long and unexpected separation, the heroes will meet for the first time in a front-line hospital, where military doctor Ustimenko will operate on a “difficult” patient who is not in consciousness – Varya Stepanova…
Where to see: Kinopoisk
4. And the dawns here are quiet
Genre: military, drama, history
Audience rating: ⭐️ 8.5 (Kinopoisk)
Country: USSR
Director: Stanislav Rostotsky
Cast: Elena Drapeko, Ekaterina Markova, Olga Ostroumova, Irina Shevchuk, Irina Dolganova
About what: In the front line, a group of female anti-aircraft gunners is forced to engage in an unequal battle with enemy paratroopers.
These girls dream of great love, tenderness, family warmth – but they suffered a brutal war, and they fulfilled their Vodlin mission to the end…
Where to see: Kinopoisk
5. Ballad of Soldiers
Genre: military, drama
Audience rating: ⭐️ 8.3 (Kinopoisk)
Country: USSR
Director: Grigory Chukhrai
Cast: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Evgeniy Urbansky
About what: The Great Patriotic War. Young soldier Alyosha Skvortsov accomplishes a feat – he knocks out the last two tanks.
The command is going to present him with an order, but Alyosha asks to give him leave to see his mother. The path home turns out to be long and difficult.
Where to see: Kinopoisk
6. Battle for Moscow (mini-series)
Genre: military, drama
Audience rating: ⭐️ 8.3 (Kinopoisk)
Country: USSR, Czechoslovakia, Germany (GDR), Vietnam
Director: Yuri Ozerov
Cast: Yakov Tripolsky, Mikhail Ulyanov, Alexander Goloborodko, Bruno Freundlich, Nikolai Zasukhin, Anatoly Nikitin
About what: On June 22, 1941, at 3:30 a.m., Nazi Germany treacherously attacked the Soviet Union. The beginning of the Great Patriotic War was harsh. The Red Army retreated into the interior of the country with fierce battles.
However, in the most difficult times, the Soviet people did not lose faith in victory. Already in the forty-first year, the plan for a lightning war, developed by the German command, was crossed out by the heroic resistance of the Soviet people.
Where to see: Kinopoisk
7. In August 1944.
Genre: military, drama
Audience rating: ⭐️ 8.1 (Kinopoisk)
Country: Russia, Belarus
Director: Mikhail Ptashuk
Cast: Evgeny Mironov, Vladislav Galkin, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Beata Tyshkevich, Alexey Petrenko
About what: Summer 1944. There is still about a year left before the Great Victory. Belarus has already been liberated, but a group of spies regularly broadcast from its territory, conveying very important information about the Soviet troops to their owners.
To search for spies, in the area where the direction-finding radio was regularly broadcast, a message was sent from a reconnaissance detachment led by a SMERSH officer.
Where to see: Kinopoisk
8. Star
Genre: military, drama
Audience rating: ⭐️ 7.8 (KinoPoisk)
Country Russia
Director: Nikolay Lebedev
Cast: Igor Petrenko, Alexey Panin, Artem Semakin, Alexey Kravchenko, Anatoly Gushchin
About what: Summer 1944. The Red Army advanced to the western border of the USSR. Scouts with the call sign “Zvezda” are sent to the enemy rear group.
Young guys must complete a task on which a lot depends. And in order to cope with the task, the heroes of the pandemic will have to sacrifice a lot.
Where to see: Kinopoisk
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