The Star / Zvezda
by Nikolaj Lebedev
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Director: Nikolaj LebedevPrimary Contributor: Aleksej Kravchenko
Primary Contributor: Anatolij Gucshin
Primary Contributor: Aleksej Panin
Primary Contributor: Igor' Petrenko
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Russian (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Full Screen, Import, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 93 unknown-units
Published: 2005
Studio: Ruscico
Movie Reviews of The Star / Zvezda
Movie Review: Perhaps the best Russian WWII movie ever? It's really that good.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Star took me very much by surprise. Most Russian films I've seen on WWII seem to come off campy and overly patriotic - in a Soviet/Communist sort of way. Not so here. This is a straightforward story of a Russian squad and their harrowing experiences behind German lines - it's a superb movie, very well acted, good story line, and there's nothing dopey or of a propaganda nature in this one.
My major points for this movie come in its extraordinary use of accurate equipment, uniforms, and weapons. I'm crazy about accuracy in historical movies, and these guys nailed down every little detail beautifully. If there's any gripe, and it would be minor, it's that the soldiers on both sides are a little too clean and a little too well groomed at times, but that's literally splitting hairs here. If you're fanatical about equipment in war movies, The Star makes extensive use of correct Studebaker 6x6 trucks (a lot of them) more T-34 tanks than I think I've seen in any recent production (at least a dozen of them if not more) Jeeps, correct artillery pieces, you name it. The attention to detail on the German side is equally good with at least three or four custom-built Tiger tanks that are much better looking than the ones in Saving Private Ryan. The German weapons and uniforms are top drawer, and as others have stated, the Germans speak German, the Russians speak Russian, and the subtitles do all the work.
This is an outstanding movie - wish there were more out there like this one. I HIGHLY recommend this one to any history buff with an interest in the war on the Russian front.
Summary of The Star / Zvezda
The Second World War in Russia. The year 1944. The "Star" is a radio call sign for a group of war scouts who went on an assignment behind the German front line. Having found the location of German tank concentration, they report to the headquarters, at the cost of their lives, about the impending attack.Intense and dramatic, the film makes one realize who had won in that war, and at what price. The movie's superb directing, stunning cinematography and poignant, sensuous music immerse the viewer in the atmosphere of war, when just one erroneous step may lead to fatal consequences. Based on the story by Emmanuil Kazakevich.Similar DVD Movies
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