Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
Seen it?1971 | 125 min | War, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Guns of Navarone or The Pianist, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate major eastern front campaign.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yuri Ozerov
- Nikolay OlyalinTsvetaev
- Larisa GolubkinaZoya
- Boris ZajdenbergOrlov
- Mikhail UlyanovZhukov
- Vladlen DavydovRokossovsky
- Evgeni BurenkovVasilevsky
- Vladislav StrzhelchikAntonov
- Vasiliy ShukshinKonev
- Sergei KharchenkoVatutin
- Evgeny KolchinskyChernyakhovsky