The Fall of Berlin
Падение Берлина
Synopsis
Surrounded by a few party officials, Alexei Ivanov, a stakhanovist smelter, is decorated by Stalin. The "Little Father of the Peoples" takes this opportunity to invoke threats of war.... One day, war indeed breaks out. Bombs fall on the field where Alexei finds himself in the company of the schoolmistress Natacha, his fiancée. Alexei joins the Red Army and soon becomes a sergeant. Fighting rages and German troops advance. Natacha is arrested and deported. But the tide turns decisively with the German defeat at Stalingrad. Now the major offensive against Hitler can begin.
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Type: Featurette • Published 2011-09-15
Top Cast
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Mikheil Gelovani
I. V. Stalin
Maksim Shtraukh
Molotov
Aleksei Gribov
Voroshilov
Nikolai Ryzhov
Kaganovich
Gavriil Belov
Kalinin
Ruben Simonov
Mikoyan
G. Pasechnik
Malenkov
Vladimir Lyubimov
Marshal Vasilyevsky
Sergei Blinnikov
Marshal Konev
Boris Livanov
Marshal Rokossovsky
Fyodor Blazhevich
Marshal Zhukov
Konstantin Bartashevich
General Sokolovsky
Andrei Abrikosov
General Antonov
Boris Tenin
Lieutenant General Chuikov
A. Poyarkov
Colonel General Kuznetsov
Mikhail Sidorkin
Major General Shtemenko
Boris Andreyev
Aleksei Ivanov
Marina Kovalyova
Natasha Rumantseva
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mikheil Chiaureli
- Screenplay & Story
- Pyotr Pavlenko, Mikheil Chiaureli, Yevgeni Dolmatovsky
- Original Score
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Original Title
- Падение Берлина
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mikheil Chiaureli
Pyotr Pavlenko, Mikheil Chiaureli, Yevgeni Dolmatovsky
Dmitri Shostakovich
Leonid Kosmatov
Tatyana Likhachyova
Viktor Tsirgiladze
Department Leadership Roster
Leonid Kosmatov
Director of Photography
Tatyana Likhachyova
Editor
Vladimir Kaplunovskiy
Production Design
Aleksei Parkhomenko
Production Design
Valentin Perelyotov
Costume Design
Mikheil Chiaureli
Director
Pyotr Pavlenko
Writer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer
Mikheil Chiaureli
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Fall of Berlin
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What is The Fall of Berlin about?
Surrounded by a few party officials, Alexei Ivanov, a stakhanovist smelter, is decorated by Stalin. The "Little Father of the Peoples" takes this opportunity to invoke threats of war.... One day, war indeed breaks out. Bombs fall on the field where Alexei finds himself in the company of the schoolmistress Natacha, his fiancée. Alexei joins the Red Army and soon becomes a sergeant. Fighting rages and German troops advance. Natacha is arrested and deported. But the tide turns decisively with the German defeat at Stalingrad. Now the major offensive against Hitler can begin.
Who directed The Fall of Berlin?
The Fall of Berlin was directed by Mikheil Chiaureli.
Who stars in The Fall of Berlin?
The principal cast of The Fall of Berlin includes Mikheil Gelovani, Maksim Shtraukh, Aleksei Gribov, Nikolai Ryzhov, Gavriil Belov.
When was The Fall of Berlin released and how long is it?
The Fall of Berlin was released in 1950 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for The Fall of Berlin?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Fall of Berlin was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich.