Acting
Yuriy Levitan
Born October 2, 1914 · Vladimir, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died August 4, 1983 · aged 68
No biography available.
Known For
The Battle of Stalingrad · 1949The Battle of Stalingrad
★ 3.91949
MovieActionDrama
A 1949 two-part Soviet epic war film about the Battle of Stalingrad, directed by Vladimir Petrov. The script was written by Nikolai Virta.
USSR Air Fleet Day · 1951USSR Air Fleet Day
1951
MovieDocumentary
The film tells about the aviation holiday in Tushino on July 8, 1951.
Stalingrad · 1943Stalingrad
★ 5.71943
MovieDocumentaryWar
A Soviet documentary chronicling the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the turning points of World War II. Filmed on the front lines, it depicts the brutal devastation of the city, the resilience of its defenders, and the eventual Soviet counteroffensive that encircled and defeated the German 6th Army. Released internationally—with the U.S. version retitled The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad—the film served both as a record of the Red Army’s victory and as a powerful work of wartime propaganda.
White Gold (Cotton) · 1947White Gold (Cotton)
1947
MovieAnimation
On the role of cotton in the national economy.
The 69th Parallel · 1942The 69th Parallel
1942
MovieDocumentary
The Arctic operation linking up with the Allies through the Barents Sea and Murmansk.
Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #5 · 1941Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #5
★ 8.01941
MovieDocumentary
Comprising two segments, "London Will Not Surrender!" and "Our Moscow", the film showcases the air defense systems of London and Moscow.
Oryol Battle · 1943Oryol Battle
1943
MovieDocumentary
One Day of War · 1942One Day of War
★ 9.01942
MovieWarDocumentary
A Soviet documentary chronicling a single day of the Great Patriotic War—June 13, 1942, the 356th day of the conflict. Filmed simultaneously across all fronts and the home front by 160 newsreel cameramen, and edited by Mikhail Slutsky at the Central Studio of Documentary Films, it offers a sweeping portrait of total war. Released in October 1942, the project captured the Soviet struggle against the German invaders in a single, coordinated day of filming.
