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How the Steel Was Tempered (1942) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1942 · 92 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Mark Donskoy
- Starring
- Nikolai Voloshin, Vladimir Balashov, Boris Andreyev, Grigoriy Aronov, Boris Runge, Dmitriy Kapka
The film adapts a classic novel and was one of only two movies produced during World II that tackled the Russian Civil War after the Bolshevik Revolution. It reflects a time when filmmakers and audiences were turning away from distant history toward the pressing realities of the ongoing global conflict.
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