Days of Glory (1944)

A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writers:

Casey Robinson (written for the screen by), Melchior Lengyel (original story)

Stars:

Tamara Toumanova, Gregory Peck, Alan Reed

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tamara Toumanova	...	Nina
Gregory Peck	...	Vladimir
Alan Reed	...	Sasha
Maria Palmer	...	Yelena
Lowell Gilmore	...	Semyon
Hugo Haas	...	Fedor
Dena Penn	...	Olga
Glen Vernon	...	Mitya (as Glenn Vernon)
Igor Dolgoruki	...	Dmitri
Edward L. Durst	...	Petrov (as Edward Durst)
Lou Crosby	...	Staub

Storyline

In late 1941, with the Nazi invasion of Russia still advancing, the Red Army leaves bands of guerillas behind in the forests. One such band is joined by beautiful ballet dancer Nina; initially inept, a series of bitter lessons gradually make her a seasoned soldier. The group still form human attachments, despite the shadow of grim death that makes their greatest hope one of selling their lives dearly...

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Plot Keywords:

russia | sniper | commando mission | singing | walthers ppk | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

16 June 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

Revenge

Filming Locations:

Cedar City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$958,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the credits specify all in the credited cast were making their screen debuts, Maria Palmer, Hugo Haas and Tamara Toumanova appeared in movies in earlier years.

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Connections

Referenced in Ballets russes (2005)

User Reviews

not bad

Gregory Peck is the leader of a group of Russian Guerillas who are fighting the invading Nazis. Peck is the leader of the group but there isn't that many people in the group, they even have a teenager and his younger sister helping out. They also have a woman sharpshooter and several other members. They go out at night to do some damage and hide out by day. They take in a ballet dancer who doesn't want to kill but winds up killing an escaping Nazi. Peck and the dancer end up falling in love and have several love scenes together. They blow up an ammunition train and they also have to hold off some Nazis when the Russians want to do a counter-attack. This was Gregory Peck's first film but this wasn't his best film.