Ukraine in Flames (1943)

Original title

Битва за нашу Советскую Украину

Directed by

Yuliya Solntseva, Oleksandr Dovzhenko

Genre

documentary film, propaganda film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1943 Soviet documentary shows the German invasion of Ukraine and the Battle of Kharkov. It uses captured German footage to depict the destruction and fighting in Ukraine during World War Two.

war-tornpatrioticgrittysomberfast-pacedrawhistoricalintensesolemn

What happens

Ukraine in Flames (in Russian: «Битва за нашу Советскую Украину», romanized: Bitva za nashu Sovetskuyu Ukrainu, lit. '"Battle for our Soviet Ukraine"') is a 1943 Soviet documentary war film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It is Dovzhenko's second World War II documentary, and dealt with the Battle of Kharkov. The film incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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