Liberation: The Fire Bulge
Liberation: The Fire Bulge

Liberation: The Fire Bulge

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1968
1h 33m
7.2(27 votes)
Drama
War

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Avala Film
Mosfilm
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Zespół Filmowy "Start"

Cast & Crew

64 members
Acting

Николай Олялин

Tsvetaev

Николай Олялин
Acting

Лариса Голубкина

Zoya

Лариса Голубкина
Acting

Борис Зайденберг

Capt. Orlov

Борис Зайденберг
Acting

Сергей Никоненко

Sashka

Сергей Никоненко
Acting

Всеволод Санаев

Lukin

Всеволод Санаев
Acting

Владимир Самойлов

Gromov

Владимир Самойлов
Acting

Юрий Каморный

Vasilev

Юрий Каморный
Acting

Валерий Носик

Dorozhkin

Валерий Носик
Acting

Jan Englert

Janek Wolny

Jan Englert
Acting

Виктор Авдюшко

Maksimov

Виктор Авдюшко
Acting

Игорь Озеров

Leontyev

Игорь Озеров
Acting

Михаил Ульянов

Gen. Zhukov

Михаил Ульянов
Acting

Владлен Давыдов

Gen. Rokossovsky

Владлен Давыдов
Acting

Евгений Буренков

Gen. Vasilevsky

Евгений Буренков
Acting

Сергей Харченко

Gen. Vatutin

Сергей Харченко
Acting

Владислав Стржельчик

Gen. Antonov

Владислав Стржельчик
Acting

Mykola Rushkovsky

Gen. Moskalenko

Mykola Rushkovsky
Acting

Дмитро Франько

Gen. Rybalko

Дмитро Франько
Acting

Konstantin Zabelin

General Mikhail Katukov

Konstantin Zabelin
Acting

ბუხუტი ზაქარიაძე

Josef Stalin

ბუხუტი ზაქარიაძე
Acting

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz

Roosevelt

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
Acting

Юрий Дуров

Churchill

No Image
Acting

Fritz Diez

Adolf Hitler

Fritz Diez
Acting

Ivo Garrani

Mussolini

Ivo Garrani
Acting

Gerd Michael Henneberg

Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel

No Image
Acting

Siegfried Weiß

Erich von Manstein

No Image
Acting

Hannjo Hasse

General Fieldmarshal Günther von Kluge

Hannjo Hasse
Acting

Peter Sturm

Generaloberst Walter Model

Peter Sturm
Acting

Florin Piersic

Otto Skorzeny

Florin Piersic
Acting

Артём Карапетян

Narrator (voice)

Артём Карапетян
Acting

Tõnu Aav

German officer in a concentration camp

Tõnu Aav
Acting

Voldemārs Akurāters

Captain William Stewart

Voldemārs Akurāters
Acting

Александр Барушной

Alan Brooke

Александр Барушной
Acting

Виктор Байков

Vyacheslav Molotov

Виктор Байков
Acting

Николай Боголюбов

Kliment Voroshilov

Николай Боголюбов
Acting

Георгий Бурков

Sergeant

Георгий Бурков
Acting

Werner Dissel

Alfred Jodl

Werner Dissel
Acting

Юрий Дубровин

messenger sent to Leontyev

Юрий Дубровин
Acting

Николай Ерёменко

Josip Broz Tito

Николай Ерёменко
Acting

Olev Eskola

Arthur von Christman

Olev Eskola
Acting

Horst Giese

Bruno Fermella

Horst Giese
Acting

Horst Gill

Otto Günsche

No Image
Acting

Пётр Глебов

Pavel Rotmistrov

Пётр Глебов
Acting

იოსებ გოგიჩაიშვილი

Yakov Dzhugashvili

იოსებ გოგიჩაიშვილი
Acting

Валентин Грачёв

Unknown Role

Валентин Грачёв
Acting

Cezary Julski

Unknown Role

Cezary Julski
Acting

Роман Хомятов

German translator who shot Major Maximov

Роман Хомятов
Acting

Юрий Киреев

orderly

Юрий Киреев
Acting

Hans-Hartmut Krüger

General Hans Krebs

No Image
Acting

Hans Ulrich Laufer

Gustav Schmidt

No Image
Acting

Юрий Леонидов

Major, commander of an infantry battalion from the Rybalko army

Юрий Леонидов
Acting

Fred Mahr

Sepp Dietrich

Fred Mahr
Acting

Heino Mandri

Unknown Role

Heino Mandri
Acting

Юрий Мартынов

Gromov's adjutant

Юрий Мартынов
Acting

Peter Marx

Theodor Busse

Peter Marx
Acting

Григорий Михайлов

Mikhail Malinin

Григорий Михайлов
Acting

Іван Миколайчук

Savchuk

Іван Миколайчук
Acting

Юрий Померанцев

General Andrei Vlasov

Юрий Померанцев
Acting

Клеон Протасов

Sergei Matveevich Shtemenko

Клеон Протасов
Acting

Viktor Shakhov

Gorokhov

No Image
Acting

Пётр Щербаков

Gen. Telegin

Пётр Щербаков
Acting

Валериан Виноградов

Unknown Role

Валериан Виноградов
Directing

Yuri Vyshinsky

Unknown Role

Yuri Vyshinsky
Acting

Владимир Протасенко

Nikolai Vatutin

Владимир Протасенко

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