The Hot Snow (1972)

  • NR
  • 11/11/1972 (US)
  • War, Drama
  • 1h 45m

Overview

In November, 1942, near the Volga, Stanlingrad is under siege of Commander Friederich Paulus and his 330,000 men. The Russian high command unleashes an operation to protect the Mishkova River to avoid that about four hundred tanks join Paulus' army. The Soviet artillery soldiers protect their position with their lives in a bloodshed with few survivors.

Gavriil Egiazarov

Director, Writer

Evgeniy Grigorev

Screenplay

Yuri Bondarev

Writer, Novel

Cast

Georgi Zhzhyonov's headshot

Georgi Zhzhyonov

Пётр Александрович Бессонов, командующий армией, генерал-лейтенант
Anatoliy Kuznetsov's headshot

Anatoliy Kuznetsov

Виталий Исаевич Веснин, член военсовета армии, дивизионный комиссар
Vadim Spiridonov's headshot

Vadim Spiridonov

Деев, командир дивизии, полковник
Boris Tokarev's headshot

Boris Tokarev

Николай Кузнецов, командир огневого взвода, лейтенант
Nikolay Eryomenko's headshot

Nikolay Eryomenko

Дроздовский, командир батареи, лейтенант
Tamara Sedelnikova's headshot

Tamara Sedelnikova

Таня, санинструктор
Ara Babadzhanyan's headshot

Ara Babadzhanyan

Давлатян, командир огневого взвода, лейтенант
Yuriy Nazarov's headshot

Yuriy Nazarov

Уханов, командир орудия, старший сержант

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