Meeting on the Elbe
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A story about the meeting of the allied forces of the Soviet Army and the US Army on the River Elbe in Germany on 25th April 1945. The film focuses on the friendship between a Soviet Commandant and an American Commandant, and the relationship between the Soviet Commandant and a German engineer. It also portrays the activities of ex-Nazi black marketers and the camaraderie between Russian and American soldiers, and provides an interesting comparison of the American and Soviet occupation zones.
Credits
- Cast
- Davydov, Vladlen; Nasonov, K.; Andreyev, Boris; Nazvanov, Mikhail; Orlova, Lyubov; Vladislavsky, V.; Ranevskaya, F.; Yurovsky, Y.; Yudin, G.; Kulakov, V; Grigoriĭ Vasilʹevich Aleksandrov (director); Peter Rzhey (writer of screenplay); L. Sheinin (writer of screenplay); Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Shostakovich (composer); Leonid Tubelski (writer of screenplay)
Complete catalog record
Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507245 | Film format: 16mm Comb BW pos | Contributors: Shostakovich, Dmitri; Tubelski, Leonid (1905-1961); Ryzhey, Peter; Sheinin, L.; Tisse, E.; Utkin, A. | Production Company: Central Documentary Film Studios, Moscow. | Reproduction of: USSR, 1949. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: Moscow : Central Documentary Film Studios, 1949.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 40 minutes, 58 seconds)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Soldiers -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century -- Drama | Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Drama | World War, 1939-1945 -- Elbe River (Czech Republic and Germany) -- Drama
Language note: Russian dialogue; English subtitles.
Original production: Moscow : Central Documentary Film Studios, 1949.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 40 minutes, 58 seconds)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Soldiers -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century -- Drama | Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Drama | World War, 1939-1945 -- Elbe River (Czech Republic and Germany) -- Drama
Language note: Russian dialogue; English subtitles.
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Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
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