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Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

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This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate major eastern front campaign.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1970-10-21

Runtime: 125 mins

Director: Yuri Ozerov

Writer: Yuri Ozerov, Yuri Bondarev, Oskar Kurganov

Spoken language: Pусский

Genres: War, Drama

Original title: Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Production Companies: Zespół Filmowy "Start", Mosfilm, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, DDL Cinematografica

Production Countries: East Germany, Italy, Poland, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia

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