The Defense of Tsaritsyn

This article is about the 1942 film. For the battle itself, see Battle of Tsaritsyn.

The Defense of Tsaritsyn (Russian: Оборона Царицына) is a 1942^[1][2] Soviet war film directed by the Vasilyev brothers.^[3][4][5][6]

The Defense of Tsaritsyn
Russian: Оборона Царицына
Directed by	Vasilyev brothers
Written by	Vasilyev brothers
Starring	Mikheil Gelovani Nikolay Bogolyubov Mikhail Zharov Varvara Myasnikova Pyotr Nikashin
Cinematography	Apollinari Dudko Sergei Ivanov Aleksandr Sigaev
Edited by	Stera Gorakova
Music by	Nikolai Kryukov
Release date	1942 (1942)
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The film tells about the defense of Tsaritsyn by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, under the leadership of Stalin and Voroshilov.^[7]

Cast

• Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin
• Nikolay Bogolyubov as Kliment Voroshilov
• Mikhail Zharov as Perchikhin
• Varvara Myasnikova as Katya Davydova
• Pyotr Nikashin as Parkhomenko
• Pavel Kadochnikov as Rudnev
• Vladimir Gremin as Nosovich
• Vasili Sofronov as Ryndin
• Boris Babochkin as Moldavskiy^[8]

Trivia

A scene from this movie was featured in the feature film Amelie from 2001, but with different subtitles, referring to Amelie, the main character of the movie.