Liberation: The Fire Bulge
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1968-05-07
Runtime: 93 mins
Director: Yuri Ozerov
Writer: Yuri Bondarev, Oskar Kurganov, Yuri Ozerov
Spoken language: English, Deutsch, Polski, Pусский
Genres: Drama, War
Original title: Liberation: The Fire Bulge
Production Companies: DDL Cinematografica, Avala Film, Mosfilm, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Zespół Filmowy "Start"
Production Countries: East Germany, Italy, Poland, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia
Cast
Nikolay Olyalin
Larisa Golubkina
Boris Zajdenberg
Sergey Nikonenko
Vsevolod Sanayev
Vladimir Samoylov
Yuri Kamornyj
Valeriy Nosik
Jan Englert
Viktor Avdyushko
Igor Ozerov
Mikhail Ulyanov
Vladlen Davydov
Evgeni Burenkov
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