The Boy from Stalingrad

If J.M. Barrie had had a hand in Tarkovsky's IVAN'S CHILDHOOD, it might like something like this bizarre boys' adventure confection. Surprised by the advancing German Army while gathering wheat outside their village, a spunky band of Russian adolescents employs a combination of wits and heroic self-sacrifice to defeat a Nazi battalion, blow up a tank, and save the people of Stalingrad from imminent destruction. A rarely-seen entry in Hollywoood's brief wartime spate of pro-Soviet propaganda films, THE BOY FROM STALINGRAD stars Serbian-American child actor Bobby Samarzich, who went on to found one of Southern California's greatest tamburitza bands.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

War

Duration:

69 minutes

Year:

1943

Director:

Sidney Salkow

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Company:

Columbia Pictures

Cast:

Kolya

Grisha

Nadya

Pavel

Tommy Hudson

Crew:

Director

Story

Story

Writer