Liberation: The Fire Bulge

May 7, 1970

1h 33m

★ 7.4

Overview

The "Fiery Arc" tells of a grandiose battle on the Kursk Bulge in the summer of 1943. Here was the largest tank battle in the history of World War II. Along with the personal fate of the heroes, the film shows battle scenes, the activities of headquarters and intelligence, those who worked at the front and in the rear.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

DDL Cinematografica

Avala Film

Mosfilm

DEFA

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Cast

Tsvetaev

Nikolay Olyalin

Zoya

Larisa Golubkina

Capt. Orlov

Boris Zajdenberg

Sashka

Sergey Nikonenko

Lukin

Vsevolod Sanayev

Gromov

Vladimir Samoylov

Vasilev

Yuri Kamornyj

Dorozhkin

Valeriy Nosik

Janek Wolny

Jan Englert

Maksimov

Viktor Avdyushko

Leontyev

Igor Ozerov

Gen. Zhukov

Mikhail Ulyanov

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