Underplayed Gems

The Star (1953)

The Star poster
Original title
Звезда
Directed by
Aleksandr Ivanov
Genre
drama film, war film, historical drama
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During the Second World War, a group of Soviet soldiers is cut off and surrounded by German troops. They must survive and fight behind enemy lines.

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What happens

The Star (Russian: Звезда, romanized: Zvezda) is a 1949 Soviet war drama film directed by Aleksandr Ivanov and starring Anatoly Verbitsky, Alexey Pokrovsky and Oleg Zhakov. The film was completed in 1949, but was not released for four years. It portrays a group of Soviet soldiers who are cut off and surrounded by German troops during the Second World War. The film was remade in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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