Released:
1972-06-06

Overview:
In November, 1942, near the Volga, Stanlingrad is under siege of Commander Friederich Paulus and his 330,000 men. The Russian high command unleashes an operation to protect the Mishkova River to avoid that about four hundred tanks join Paulus' army. The Soviet artillery soldiers protect their position with their lives in a bloodshed with few survivors.

Director:
Gavriil Egiazarov

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
War, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Georgi Zhzhyonov
  as
  Пётр Александрович Бессонов, командующий армией, генерал-лейтенант
• 
  Anatoliy Kuznetsov
  as
  Виталий Исаевич Веснин, член военсовета армии, дивизионный комиссар
• 
  Vadim Spiridonov
  as
  Деев, командир дивизии, полковник
• 
  Boris Tokarev
  as
  Николай Кузнецов, командир огневого взвода, лейтенант
• 
  Nikolay Eryomenko
  as
  Дроздовский, командир батареи, лейтенант