Meeting on the Elbe 1949, 1949.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Aleksandrov, Grigori V, director.

Shostakovich, Dmitri, Music.

Tubelski, Leonid, 1905-1961, Screenplay.

Ryzhey, Peter, Screenplay.

Sheinin, L, Screenplay.

Tisse, E, Camera.

Utkin, A., Art Director.

Davydov, V. S. (Vladlen S.), Cast member.

Nasonov, K, Cast member.

Andreyev, Boris, Cast member.

Nazvanov, Mikhail, Cast member.

Orlova, Lyubov, Cast member.

Vladislavsky, V, Cast member.

Ranevskaya, F, Cast member.

Yurovsky, Y, Cast member.

Yudin, G, Cast member.

Kulakov, V, Cast member.

Central Documentary Film Studios, Moscow, production company.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.

Series:

The Second World War & the Rise of Fascism

Wars & Revolutions

Language:

Russian

Genre:

Internet videos.

Fiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (video file 1:40:58) : Sound, Black and White.

Place of Publication:

1949,

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital.

Summary:

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.

Participant:

Davydov, Vladlen; Nasonov, K.; Andreyev, Boris; Nazvanov, Mikhail; Orlova, Lyubov; Vladislavsky, V.; Ranevskaya, F.; Yurovsky, Y.; Yudin, G.; Kulakov, V.

Credits:

Contributors: Shostakovich, Dmitri; Tubelski, Leonid (1905-1961); Ryzhey, Peter; Sheinin, L.; Tisse, E.; Utkin, A.

Production Company: Central Documentary Film Studios, Moscow.

Notes:

Archive Reference: N-507245.

Description based on online resource (viewed on 17 October, 2017).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.