Defense of Tsaritsyn
About Defense of Tsaritsyn
During the Russian Civil War of 1918–1919, the film puts Joseph Stalin at the center of the Red Army's defense of Tsaritsyn on the Volga. Mikhail Gelovani plays Stalin.
Cast & crew
More about Defense of Tsaritsyn
The Vasilyev brothers, Georgi and Sergei, directed and wrote it. The Russian title is Оборона Царицына. A Commons file is labeled as series 1, Voroshilov's March. Released March 29, 1942.
Themes
Background
The battle is the Civil War fight for Tsaritsyn, not the later siege of Stalingrad.
Look
Apollinary Dudko, Sergey Ivanov, and Aleksandr Sigaev photographed it.
Music
Nikolay Kryukov wrote the music.
Preservation
A Commons transfer labeled as the first series, Voroshilov's March, is online.
Notes
- Nikolai Bogolyubov, Mikhail Zharov, Varvara Myasnikova, Pavel Kadochnikov, and Boris Babochkin are billed.
- Tsaritsyn was later renamed Stalingrad, and is now Volgograd.