The Siege: The Luga Defense Line
Блокада: Лужский рубеж
Synopsis
In June 1941, the Extraordinary Defense Headquarters of Leningrad, under the leadership of Zhdanov and Voroshilov, decided to build the Luga defensive line. Heavy fighting west of Pskov forced units of the front to withdraw, and on July 9, Pskov was also abandoned. The battles in the Luga direction held back the enemy. The first attacks of the Germans, intending to cross the Luga line on the move, were repulsed with heavy losses for them.
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Top Cast
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Yuriy Solomin
Aleksei Zvyagintsev
Yevgeni Lebedev
Ivan Korolyov
Irina Akulova
Vera Korolyova
Lev Zolotukhin
Colonel Pavel Korolyov
Vladislav Strzhelchik
Fyodor Valitskiy
Aleksandr Razin
Anatoliy Valitskiy
Boris Gorbatov
Joseph Stalin
Sergei Kharchenko
Zhdanov
Daniil Sagal
Marshal Voroshilov
Vasiliy Minin
Marshal Timoshenko
Valentin Abramov
Shaposhnikov, chief of staff
Anatoliy Verbitskiy
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Mikhail Ulyanov
Georgiy Zhukov
Roman Gromadskiy
Aleksey Kuznetsov
Konstantin Malakhov
General Popov
V. Voronov
Voronov, Colonel General of Artillery
Radij Afanasyev
Lindeman
Vladimiras Lido
Gorodetskiy
Release History & Theatrical Window
April 20, 2010
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mikhail Yershov
- Screenplay & Story
- Aleksandr Chakovskiy, Arnold Vitol
- Original Score
- Venyamin Basner
- Original Title
- Блокада: Лужский рубеж
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mikhail Yershov
Aleksandr Chakovskiy, Arnold Vitol, Mikhail Matusovsky
Venyamin Basner
Anatoli Nazarov
Department Leadership Roster
Venyamin Basner
Original Music Composer
Aleksandr Chakovskiy
Screenplay
Mikhail Yershov
Director
Mikhail Ivanov
Production Design
Arnold Vitol
Screenplay
Tatyana Ostrogorskaya
Costume Design
Anatoli Nazarov
Director of Photography
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What is The Siege: The Luga Defense Line about?
In June 1941, the Extraordinary Defense Headquarters of Leningrad, under the leadership of Zhdanov and Voroshilov, decided to build the Luga defensive line. Heavy fighting west of Pskov forced units of the front to withdraw, and on July 9, Pskov was also abandoned. The battles in the Luga direction held back the enemy. The first attacks of the Germans, intending to cross the Luga line on the move, were repulsed with heavy losses for them.
Who directed The Siege: The Luga Defense Line?
The Siege: The Luga Defense Line was directed by Mikhail Yershov.
Who stars in The Siege: The Luga Defense Line?
The principal cast of The Siege: The Luga Defense Line includes Yuriy Solomin, Yevgeni Lebedev, Irina Akulova, Lev Zolotukhin, Vladislav Strzhelchik.
When was The Siege: The Luga Defense Line released and how long is it?
The Siege: The Luga Defense Line was released in 1974 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for The Siege: The Luga Defense Line?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Siege: The Luga Defense Line was composed by Venyamin Basner.
Is The Siege: The Luga Defense Line based on a book or true story?
The Siege: The Luga Defense Line is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Aleksandr Chakovskiy".