Moscow Strikes Back

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Moscow Strikes Back
Directed by Leonid Varlamov
Ilya Kopalin
Produced by Central Studio of Newsreels
Starring ordinary soldiers and officers
Music by V. Smirnov
Cinematography I. Belyakov,
G. Bobrov,
T. Bunimovich,
P. Kasatkin,
R. Karmen,
A. Krylov,
A. Lebedev,
B. Makaseev,
Б. Nebylitsky,
V. Solovyov,
M. Schneiderov,
V. Shtatland,
S. Sher,
A. Shchekutyev,
A. Elbert
Distributed by Central Studio of Newsreels
Release date(s) February 23, 1942 (1942-02-23)
Running time 55 minutes
Country USSR
Language Russian (subtitles)

Moscow Strikes Back (Russian: Разгром немецких войск под Москвой, "The crushing defeat of the German troops near Moscow") is a Soviet war documentary about the Battle of Moscow made in October 1941 – January 1942, directed by Leonid Varlamov and Ilya Kopalin.

In USSR, the film was awarded the Stalin Prize.

It was one of four winners at the 15th Academy Awards for Best Documentary. It also won the National Board of Review award for best documentary in 1942 and New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best War Fact Film.

The English version cues was written by Albert Maltz and Elliot Paul, and the vocal narration was by Edward G. Robinson. Distributed by Artkino Pictures and Republic Pictures.

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Media related to Moscow Battle Parade at Wikimedia Commons

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