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The Siege: Operation "Iskra"

Блокада: Операция «Искра»

The Siege: Operation "Iskra" poster
Director
Mikhail Yershov
Cast
Yuriy Solomin as Aleksei Zvyagintsev Yevgeni Lebedev as Ivan Korolyov Irina Akulova as Vera Korolyova Vladislav Strzhelchik as Fyodor Valitskiy Aleksandr Razin as Anatoliy Valitskiy Boris Gorbatov as Joseph Stalin
Crew
Anatoli Nazarov — Director of Photography Venyamin Basner — Original Music Composer Aleksandr Chakovskiy — Screenplay Aleksandr Chakovskiy — Novel Tatyana Ostrogorskaya — Costume Design
Synopsis

"Iskra" is the codename for the plan of the operation of the Soviet troops to break the blockade of Leningrad. In January 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was broken. A corridor 8-11 km wide was formed between Lake Ladoga and the front line.

Mood & Themes
world war iigreat patriotic war
Key Collaborators
Mikhail Yershov Director Anatoli Nazarov Director of Photography Venyamin Basner Original Music Composer Aleksandr Chakovskiy Screenplay Aleksandr Chakovskiy Novel Tatyana Ostrogorskaya Costume Design
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