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Song of Russia (1944)
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February 1944 (USA) moreUser Comments:
Historical accuracy is not always a filmmaker's goal. more (12 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Taylor | ... | John Meredith |
 | Susan Peters | ... | Nadya Stepanova |
| John Hodiak | ... | Boris Bulganov |
| Robert Benchley | ... | Hank Higgins |
| Felix Bressart | ... | Petrov |
| Michael Chekhov | ... | Ivan Stepanov |
| Darryl Hickman | ... | Peter Bulganov |
| Jacqueline White | ... | Anna Bulganov |
| Patricia Prest | ... | Stasha Bulganov |
| Joan Lorring | ... | Sonia |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Alexander Meschkov |
| Leo Mostovoy | ... | Yanovich |
| Leo Bulgakov | ... | Professor Faber |
| Zoia Karabanova | ... | Natasha Bulganov |
| Konstantin Shayne | ... | Wounded Soldier (as Konstantine Shayne) |
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107 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #9484) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)Fun Stuff
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A snow battle sequence was filmed in the Sierra Mountains of California in March 1943 with experts Eric Lundquist and Nils Larsen portraying Polish skiers, but the sequence was not used in the film. moreSoundtrack:
Le Grand Paque Russe moreFAQ
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"Song of Russia" was never made to accurately portray Soviet peasantry, but rather to enlighten the West of the Anti-Nazi plight of the Russian citizens.Director Gregory Ratoff is no more guilty of tainting the truth for entertainment's sake than were many American directors for their careless, racist portrayal of the "savage" American Indian.
Stalin and Hitler were both maniacal murderers, but in 1943 much less was known of the atrocities these two leaders committed. If Western leaders had known better in 1943, greater efforts should have been made to stop the bloodshed. 20/20 hindsight gives us great power to criticize filmmakers of that period, but what of Roosevelt and Churchill? What did they know, and what did they do about it?
"Song of Russia" was a warning and a call for help.Although Russian peasants weren't as "Americanized" as the film portrays, they did defend their land against the fascists and lost over 20 million people doing it.I enjoyed the film, and yes, I thought the peasants looked a bit well-to-do for the period, but that helped me imagine what we as Americans might have confronted if the Nazis had made it past England and Russia.