Moscow Strikes Back
1942, Russian. Directed by Ilya Kopalin & Leonid Varlamov.
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A Soviet documentary chronicling the Battle of Moscow (October 1941 – January 1942), when Red Army forces repelled the German advance on the capital. Shot by numerous frontline cameramen, it combines harrowing footage of combat and civilian suffering with scenes of Nazi atrocities, framed against themes of Russian heroism and cultural survival. Originally released under the title Defeat of the German Armies Near Moscow, the English-language version, narrated by Edward G. Robinson, was retitled Moscow Strikes Back. The film won the 1943 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Warning: contains graphic images.
- Runtime
- 0h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 23 February 1942
- Original title
- Разгром немецких войск под Москвой
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Pyotr Pavlenko
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Moscow Strikes Back runs 55 minutes (0h 55m).
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Moscow Strikes Back isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 February 1942. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Moscow Strikes Back?
Moscow Strikes Back (1942) was directed by Ilya Kopalin and Leonid Varlamov and stars N. Dubravin, Edward G. Robinson.