One Against Seven (1945)
"Counter-Attack" (original title)

Director:

Zoltan Korda

Writers:

John Howard Lawson, Mikhail Ruderman (play),

Stars:

Paul Muni, Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks

Cast

Cast overview:
Paul Muni	...	Alexei Kulkov
Marguerite Chapman	...	Lisa Elenko
Larry Parks	...	Kirichenko
Harro Meller	...	Ernemann
Roman Bohnen	...	Kostyuk
George Macready	...	Col. Semenov
Erik Rolf	...	Vassilev
Ludwig Donath	...	Prof. Müller
Rudolph Anders	...	Stillman
Philip Van Zandt	...	Galkronye
Frederick Giermann	...	Ludwig Weiler
Wolfgang Zilzer	...	Krafft (as Paul Andor)
Ivan Triesault	...	Sgt. Johann Grillparzer
Louis Adlon	...	Huebsch

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | based on play

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Genres:

War | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

One Against Seven

Filming Locations:

Charlton Flats, Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Way We Were (1973)

User Reviews

The terror of it all.

Seldom does a film capture the tone of the moment of significant historical events. This movie indeed does. One of the most dramatic events of World War Two was the counter attack by the Soviet troops against the Nazi invaders. The power of it all is beyond comparison to this very day. This film gives the audience a good account of the action, the drama, and the sense of just how far the Russians would go to drive the German army from its land. Paul Muni is extraordinary, and his acting gives meaning to the theme of this film that "there is no such word as impossible." In this movie, the heroic revenge of the Russians is exceeded only by the terror of it all.