Movie·1977
The Siege: Operation "Iskra"
Directed By
Mikhail Yershov
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian
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The Story
Original title: Блокада: Операция «Искра»
"Iskra" is the codename for the plan of the operation of the Soviet troops to break the blockade of Leningrad. In January 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was broken. A corridor 8-11 km wide was formed between Lake Ladoga and the front line.
Written By
Aleksandr Chakovskiy
Cinematography
Anatoli Nazarov
Music
Venyamin Basner
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Yuriy Solomin
Aleksei Zvyagintsev
Yevgeni Lebedev
Ivan Korolyov
Irina Akulova
Vera Korolyova
Vladislav Strzhelchik
Fyodor Valitskiy
Aleksandr Razin
Anatoliy Valitskiy
Boris Gorbatov
Joseph Stalin
Sergei Kharchenko
Zhdanov
Roman Gromadskiy
Aleksey Kuznetsov
Aleksei Presnetsov
General Govorov
Mikhail Ulyanov
Georgiy Zhukov
Daniil Sagal
Marshal Voroshilov
Stanislav Fesyunov
Major General Fedyuninsky
V. Voronov
Voronov (Colonel General of Artillery)
Lev Zolotukhin
Colonel Pavel Korolyov
Igor Komarov
Dukhanov
Gerbert Dmitriev
General Gusev
German Khovanov
Shilov
Oleg Khromenkov
Bychevskiy
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Crew
Aleksandr Chakovskiy
Screenplay
Venyamin Basner
Original Music Composer
Mikhail Yershov
Director
Anatoli Nazarov
Director of Photography
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