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General Suvorov

Original title: Suvorov
  • 1941
  • Passed
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
212
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General Suvorov (1941)
DocumentaryBiographyDrama

Primarily a biographical documentary about the military career of Alexander Vasilvich Suvorov, who was Field Marshal of the armies of Catherine the Great and Czar Paul I. After many military... Read allPrimarily a biographical documentary about the military career of Alexander Vasilvich Suvorov, who was Field Marshal of the armies of Catherine the Great and Czar Paul I. After many military successes during the reign of Catherine, General Suvorov broke with her successor, Paul I... Read allPrimarily a biographical documentary about the military career of Alexander Vasilvich Suvorov, who was Field Marshal of the armies of Catherine the Great and Czar Paul I. After many military successes during the reign of Catherine, General Suvorov broke with her successor, Paul I, the Mad Emperor, over questions regarding army policy. He went into retirement and wrote... Read all

  • Directors
    • Mikhail Doller
    • Vsevolod Pudovkin
  • Writers
    • Georgiy Grebner
    • Nikolai Ravich
  • Stars
    • Nikolay P. Cherkasov
    • Aleksandr Khanov
    • Mikhail Astangov
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    212
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Mikhail Doller
      • Vsevolod Pudovkin
    • Writers
      • Georgiy Grebner
      • Nikolai Ravich
    • Stars
      • Nikolay P. Cherkasov
      • Aleksandr Khanov
      • Mikhail Astangov
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Nikolay P. Cherkasov and Apollon Yachnitskiy in General Suvorov (1941)
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    Nikolay P. Cherkasov
    • Gen. Aleksandr Vassilievich Suvorov-Rimnikski
    • (as N.P. Cherkasov)
    Aleksandr Khanov
    Aleksandr Khanov
    • Platonych, his second-in-command
    Mikhail Astangov
    Mikhail Astangov
    • Count Aleksandr Andreyevich Arakcheyev
    • (as M. Astangov)
    Apollon Yachnitskiy
    • Tsar Pavel I
    • (as A. Yachnitsky)
    Georgi Kovrov
    Georgi Kovrov
    • Prokhor "Proshka" Semyonich
    • (as G. Kovrov)
    S. Kiligin
    • Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration
    Vsevolod Aksyonov
    Vsevolod Aksyonov
    • Capt. Meshchersky
    • (as V. Aksyonov)
    Aleksandr Antonov
    Aleksandr Antonov
    • Col. Tyurin
    • (as A. Antonov)
    Aleksandr Smirnov
    Aleksandr Smirnov
    • Gen. Aleksey Ivanovich Gorchakov
    Fyodor Ivanov
    Fyodor Ivanov
    • Egorka
    • (uncredited)
    Aleksandr Khvylya
    Aleksandr Khvylya
      Galina Kravchenko
      Galina Kravchenko
        Anatoliy Solovyov
        Anatoliy Solovyov
          • Directors
            • Mikhail Doller
            • Vsevolod Pudovkin
          • Writers
            • Georgiy Grebner
            • Nikolai Ravich
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          8/10
          Little known brilliant biopic made in USSR
          Unfortunately Vsevolod Pudovkin, the director of "Mother(Mat)"(1926) and "The end of St.Petersberh"(1927) is now usually mentioned as a master of "Soviet montage school" outdated after the commercial and artistic triumph of full-talkie movies. We, living outside Russia and the other countries that were a part of USSR, know very limited information about films like "Suvorov".

          This film is a clear manifestation of the famous director's skill and talent not limited by the technology of silent era.

          It was made in the first period of WW 2,apparently for raising patriotic pathos in the nation ( and 5 months after its release the German army attacked USSR). But how it was made!

          Top level actors' performance, accurately clear and tight composition(unlike recent Hollywood dull lengthy "blockbusters"), Anatoli Golovnya's shooting on risky high mountains, and the masterful control over all of those elements by Pudovkin (though credit title tells it's co-directed with Mikhail Doller ,I think that was only some kind of formal excuse for Soviet authorities disliking "formalism"of montage school). "Suvorov" convinced me again that Pudovkin was not only an interesting theorist of cinema, but also a master of film art.

          It's very sad that such a brilliant film,like many films during WW 2 made in other countries than USA and France (which represent 2 "mainstreams"of academic film studies ) now attract little attention of foreign film fans.
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          • Release date
            • September 19, 1941 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • Soviet Union
          • Language
            • Russian
          • Also known as
            • Kampen om djävulsbron
          • Production company
            • Mosfilm
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 40 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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