The Invincible
About The Invincible
In the autumn of 1941, with Leningrad under German siege, a defense plant rushes a new tank into production. The vehicles are tested in the fighting on the edge of the city.
Cast & crew
More about The Invincible
Mikhail Kalatozov and Sergei Gerasimov directed. Arkadi Koltsaty and Moisey Magid photographed it. Venedikt Pushkov wrote the music. Lenfilm and the Kazakh studio are both credited.
Themes
Background
Set in Leningrad in the autumn of 1941, after the German siege had closed on the city.
Look
Arkadi Koltsaty and Moisey Magid photographed it.
Music
Venedikt Pushkov wrote the score.
Notes
- The catalogue text calls it the first feature about the daily life of the city's defenders.
Scenes
- New tanks go from the plant into the fighting on the city's edge.
