Production involved colossal resources, including four tank battalions, five infantry divisions, and nearly 200 aircraft to recreate battle scenes. Key Cast Members Mikheil Gelovani Joseph Stalin Boris Andreyev Aleksei Ivanov (The Hero) Marina Kovalyova Natasha Rumyantseva (The Fiancée) Vladimir Savelyev Adolf Hitler Viktor Stanitsyn Winston Churchill Oleg Frelikh Franklin D. Roosevelt Critical and Historical Reception
The story follows Aleksei Ivanov, a humble steel worker and "Stakhanovite" hero who breaks production records. He is summoned to Moscow to meet Stalin personally. However, the peaceful "socialist utopia" is shattered by the Nazi invasion. Aleksei joins the Red Army while his fiancée, a schoolteacher named Natasha, is captured and deported by German forces. La caduta di Berlino - parte 1 1949
The first part of the film focuses on the initial years of the (WWII) and the "monumental" leadership of Joseph Stalin. He is summoned to Moscow to meet Stalin personally
The film used high-grade Agfacolour stock "liberated" from Nazi Germany, giving it a lush, vibrant look for the era. The first part of the film focuses on