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In the Name of the Fatherland (1943)

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Original title
Во имя Родины
Directed by
Dmitri Vasilyev, Vsevolod Pudovkin
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Soviet soldiers and civilians resist a Nazi invasion of their town. The story follows their struggle to defend their home and fight for their country.

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What happens

In the Name of the Fatherland (Russian: Во имя Родины, Vo imya Rodiny) is a 1943 Soviet World War II film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Dmitri Vasilyev based on the play Russian People by Konstantin Simonov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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