In 2013, a film by Fyodor Bondarchuk was released on Russian screens , dedicated to one of the most bloody battles in the history of the Second World War. The film is called "Stalingrad." Actors and film roles are the topic of the article.
Occupied building
A military film shot in Russia in 2013 tells about one of the most important events of the Battle of Stalingrad during the Second World War - the defense of a strategically important building.
The action takes place in 1942, the city is occupied by German troops. And on the approaches to the crossing of the last forces, under the strict command of Captain Gromov, a handful of Soviet reconnaissance soldiers fight, preventing the enemy troops from breaking through the defenses. The background is a terrible landscape - burning, in the ruins of Stalingrad.
The film begins with modern events. Russian rescuers are participating in the elimination of the earthquake in Japan. One of them is the son of the heroine of the film "Stalingrad". Actors who played the role of rescuers - Igor Sigov and Valery Lee.
Love, oddly enough, is the main theme of the painting "Stalingrad."
Actors and roles
Photos of the main characters are presented in the article. The main character - Katya - was played by Maria Smolnikova. Captain Gromov - Peter Fedorov. "Stalingrad" is a film in which the tragic love of young people against the backdrop of a grandiose battle of a global scale is an important storyline.
The main character is only nineteen years old. She is at the epicenter of events, which are narrated by the film "Stalingrad". The actors and roles of the director were selected very carefully. Perhaps this is the success of the picture.
Bondarchuk assembled a star cast. "Stalingrad" is a film in which only famous artists played. Maria Smolnikova at the time of filming, despite her young age, had considerable experience in the cinema. "Stalingrad" - a film that took seventh place in her track record.
Everyone knows the name of Peter Fedorov - the leading actor in the film "Stalingrad." The film Bondarchuk replenished the list of his outstanding film works.
Let us return to the topic of defense by Soviet soldiers of an important city building. One of the key events of the Second World War is depicted in the film "Stalingrad".
Actors (Soviet soldiers)
The Red Army is diligently holding the crossing on the western bank of the Volga River. An attempt to attack the German troops ends in defeat and forced retreat. Despite this, some soldiers managed to stay in one of the houses on the river bank, where they met the young Katerina. As it turned out, it was her home.
More than a hundred thousand people could not leave Stalingrad. Actors Yanina Studilina, Polina Raikina, Dmitry Kochkin played urban residents who, for various reasons, were unable to cross the other side of the Volga. Among these people was Katya. Who played the Soviet soldiers in the film "Stalingrad"?
Actors and roles:
- Sergey Bondarchuk (Lieutenant Astakhov).
- Dmitry Lysenkov (Sergeant Chvanov).
- Andrey Smolyakov (Sergeant Polyakov).
- Alexey Barabash (scout).
The love of a German officer
"Stalingrad" is a film in which there are both negative and positive characters. And among the villains there is one Soviet citizen. And among the positive characters - a German named Peter Kahn.
In the neighborhood with Katya there lives a blonde girl Masha, who was played by Studilina. She is very similar to the deceased wife, captain Peter Kahn. The role of this hero was played by Thomas Kretschman. Young people, due to the circumstances, find themselves together.
The audience will see pictures of the sincere love of young people unfolding against the backdrop of one of the most brutal battles of the Great Patriotic War. The main task facing the soldiers is to survive and save the lives of their beloved, not allowing the enemy to break through further.
Literary and documentary sources
The script for the film is not based on a specific literary work. Screenwriter Ilya Tinkin studied the archives and diaries of the participants in the battle, faithfully recorded all the stories and stories that he heard from its direct participants. He also gave great importance to the vast literary and historical texts on the subject of the Battle of Stalingrad and the Great Patriotic War as a whole. And above all, the novel by Vasily Grossman. After all, it’s in the book “Life and Fate” that the girl Katya is present, who so at the wrong time fell in love with a simple soldier.
Famous building
The famous Pavlova House with its legendary history was used as a prototype of the house. There is fame for this building as an object, the capture of which killed more Germans than during the occupation of Paris. However, the French surrendered without a fight and did not seek to defend themselves.
The film was released, and almost immediately its box office broke all previous records. This is an incredibly exciting military drama about love and the desire to live, about the desire to regain your freedom and independence at all costs, about loyalty to the motherland, about cruelty, hardships and deprivations for many years of the Great Patriotic War.