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How the Steel Was Tempered(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-09-28
18%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
Overview:
This literary adaptation was one of only two films made during World War II on the subject of the Civil War following the Bolshevik Revolution, as attention by filmmakers and viewers shifted away from past history and toward the current conflict.
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: How the Steel Was Tempered
Top 10 Billed Cast
Даниил Сагал
Николай Бубнов
Artyom Korchagin
Александр Хвыля
Борис Рунге
Владимир Балашов
Władysław Krasnowiecki
German Major
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Overview
This literary adaptation was one of only two films made during World War II on the subject of the Civil War following the Bolshevik Revolution, as attention by filmmakers and viewers shifted away from past history and toward the current conflict.
Release Date
1942-09-28
Average
1.8
Rating:
0.9 startsTagline
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Languages:
Pусский
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