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Moscow Strikes Back 
Directed by Leonid Varlamov
Ilya KopalinProduced by Central Studio of Newsreels Starring ordinary soldiers and officers Music by V. Smirnov Cinematography I. Belyakov,
G. Bobrov,
T. Bunimovich,
P. Kasatkin,
R. Karmen,
A. Krylov,
A. Lebedev,
B. Makaseev,
Б. Nebylitsky,
V. Solovyov,
M. Schneiderov,
V. Shtatland,
S. Sher,
A. Shchekutyev,
A. ElbertDistributed by Central Studio of Newsreels Release date(s) February 23, 1942 Running time 55 minutes Country USSR Language Russian (subtitles) Moscow Strikes Back (Russian: Разгром немецких войск под Москвой the crushing defeat of the German troops near Moscow) is a Soviet war documentary about Battle of Moscow made in October 1941 – January 1942 directed by Leonid Varlamov and Ilya Kopalin.
In USSR film was awarded the Stalin Prize.
It was one of four winners at the 15th Academy Awards for Best Documentary. It also won the National Board of Review award for best documentary in 1942 and New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best War Fact Film.
English version cues were written by Albert Maltz and Elliot Paul, vocal narration by Edward G. Robinson. Distributed by Artkino Pictures and Republic Pictures.
External links
Media related to Moscow Battle Parade at Wikimedia Commons- Moscow Strikes Back at the Internet Movie Database
- (Russian) This film on the site of the Iskatel War Archeology Group
- Full film at YouTube.com: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,Part 4
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 1942–1960 The Battle of Midway, Kokoda Front Line!, Moscow Strikes Back and Prelude to War (1942 - tie) · Desert Victory (1943) · The Fighting Lady (1944) · The True Glory (1945) · None given (1946) · Design for Death (1947) · The Secret Land (1948) · Daybreak in Udi (1949) · The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950) · Kon-Tiki (1951) · The Sea Around Us (1952) · The Living Desert (1953) · The Vanishing Prairie (1954) · Helen Keller in Her Story (1955) · The Silent World (1956) · Albert Schweitzer (1957) · White Wilderness (1958) · Serengeti Shall Not Die (1959) · The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960)
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