Moscow Strikes Back
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Moscow Strikes Back is a Soviet war documentary about Battle of Moscow
made in October 1941
– January 1942
directed by Leonid Varlamov and Ilya Kopalin.
In USSR film was awarded the Stalin Prize.
It was one of four winners at the 15th Academy Awards
for Best Documentary
. It also won the National Board of Review
award for best documentary in 1942 and New York Film Critics Circle Awards
for Best War Fact Film.
English version cues were written by Albert Maltz
and Elliot Paul
, vocal narration by Edward G. Robinson
. Distributed by Artkino Pictures and Republic Pictures
.
Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow is the name given by Soviet historians to two periods of strategically significant fighting on a sector of the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place between October 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort frustrated Hitler's attack on Moscow, capital of...
made in October 1941
1941 in film
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– January 1942
1942 in film
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directed by Leonid Varlamov and Ilya Kopalin.
In USSR film was awarded the Stalin Prize.
It was one of four winners at the 15th Academy Awards
15th Academy Awards
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for Best Documentary
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
. It also won the National Board of Review
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr.'s revocation of moving-picture exhibition licenses on Christmas Eve 1908. The mayor believed that the new medium...
award for best documentary in 1942 and New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics' Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. It is considered one of the most important precursors to the Academy Awards....
for Best War Fact Film.
English version cues were written by Albert Maltz
Albert Maltz
Albert Maltz was an American author and screenwriter. He was one of the Hollywood Ten who were later blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses....
and Elliot Paul
Elliot Paul
Elliot Harold Paul , was an American journalist and author.-Biography:Born in Linden, a part of Malden, Massachusetts, Elliot Paul graduated from Malden High School then worked in the U.S...
, vocal narration by Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson was a Romanian-born American actor. A popular star during Hollywood's Golden Age, he is best remembered for his roles as gangsters, such as Rico in his star-making film Little Caesar and as Rocco in Key Largo...
. Distributed by Artkino Pictures and Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
.