The Defense of Tsaritsyn (Russian: Оборона Царицына) is a 1942 Soviet war film directed by the Vasilyev brothers.
Contents
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.
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
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.