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How the Steel Was Tempered
2.8 / 10• 1942• 1h 32m•NR• Russian
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Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
VP
Viktor Perest-Petrenko
Pavel Korchagin
Lead
Daniil Sagal
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Irina Fedotova
Tonya
Nikolai Bubnov
Artyom Korchagin
Aleksandr Khvylia
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Boris Runge
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Vladimir Balashov
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Władysław Krasnowiecki
German Major
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Donskoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. How the Steel Was Tempered is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
