The Turning Point (1945)

19451h 40mdir. Fridrikh ErmlerRussianSoviet Uniondrama filmwar film

Note: this print runs 100 minutes against a recorded 108 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Andrei Abrikosov, Mikhail Derzhavin, Yuri Tolubeyev, Mark Bernes

Directed by Fridrikh Ermler

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The Turning Point (Russian: Великий перелом, romanized: Velikij perelom) is a 1945 Soviet, Russian-language World War II film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the earlier Palme d'Or winners of 1946. It was produced by GOSKINO at Kinostudiya Lenfilm (Lenfilm Studio), distributed in the US by Artkino Pictures, and restored in 1967 at Lenfilm Studio. The film's working title was General of the Army (Russian: Генерал армии).

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