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Directed by |
Vsevolod Pudovkin Mikhail Doller |
Written by |
Georgiy Grebner Nikolai Ravich |
Starring |
Nikolai Cherkasov-Sergeyev Aleksandr Khanov Mikhail Astangov |
Music by | Yuri Shaporin |
Cinematography |
Anatoli Golovnya Tamara Lobova |
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Release date
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23 January 1941 (USSR) 19 September 1941 (U.S.) |
Running time
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2948 metres (108 minutes) |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Suvorov (Russian: Суворов) is a 1941 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller, based on the life of Russian general Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (1729 – 1800), one of the few great generals in history who never lost a battle. The film premiered in Russia 23 January 1941 (i.e., before the German attack). It was released as General Suvorov in the USA. In 1941 Pudovkin, Doller, Cherkasov-Sergeyev, and Khanov received the Stalin Prize for the film.