Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "invasion-of-russia"

1. Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)

Unrated | 410 min | Biography, Drama, History

The rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.

Stars: George C. Scott, Virginia Madsen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Lee Grant

Votes: 642

2. Zhivye i myortvye (1964)

201 min | Drama, War

Journalist Ivan Sintsov news of the treacherous attack by Nazi Germany during the catches of southern vacation. As a war correspondent, he becomes a witness to the difficult events of the first months of the war - many departures in 1941.

Director: Aleksandr Stolper | Stars: Kirill Lavrov, Anatoliy Papanov, Aleksey Glazyrin, Oleg Efremov

Votes: 419

3. Otryad (1984)

97 min | Drama, War

Lithuania, 1941. German tanks and motorized columns broke into the border military town. Seven Soviet soldiers were cut off from the garrison. Without food and weapons, they went through ... See full summary »

Director: Aleksei Simonov | Stars: Aleksandr Feklistov, Sergey Garmash, Dmitriy Brusnikin, Mikhail Morozov

Votes: 107

4. U tvoego poroga (1963)

Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, War

War time drama set in WWII. Citizen of Moscow gather in a patriotic show of defiance to help slow down the advancing Nazi forces that are closing in on the city.

Director: Vasili Ordynsky | Stars: Nadezhda Fedosova, Pyotr Lyubeshkin, Liliya Dzyuba, Boris Yurchenko

Votes: 66

5. Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)
Episode: Surprising Beginnings (2005)

TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History, War

German commanders discover the efficiency of gassing prisoners, and Auschwitz transforms from a small backwater camp for those resisting the Nazi occupation of Poland to a large scale extermination camp for Jews.

Directors: Laurence Rees, Catherine Tatge | Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Linda Hunt, Samuel West, Dario Gabbai

Votes: 229

6. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 (1974)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Germany is jubilant after the surrender of France. Then the unsuccessful expansion of the war to include Russia and England gradually turns German morale from joy to fatalism. Even der ... See full summary »

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Marlene Tucking, Hans Kehrl, Christabel Bielenberg

Votes: 386

7. The Winds of War (1983)
Episode: Into the Maelstrom (1983)

142 min | Drama, Romance, War

Still assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Pug Henry saves the day when friction rises between the Russian hosts and their visitors at a State dinner. In return, Stalin agrees to greater... See full summary »

Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman

Votes: 138

8. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: Why Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Imploded in Moscow (2022)

25 min | Documentary, Short, History

When Napoleon took Moscow, he expected victory over Russia was just a matter of time. But six weeks later he has to flee the city as his entire Russia campaign collapses. The strengthened ... See full summary »

Star: Jesse Alexander

9. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow - Why He Failed in Russia (2022)

30 min | Documentary, Short, History

In October 1812, Napoleon concludes that he won't be able to force the Russian armies into battle and concludes he doesn't have the logistical capability to remain in Moscow over the winter... See full summary »

10. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 World War II Myths That You Believe Because of Hollywood (2022)

13 min | Documentary

Fighting Hollywood has never been easy when attempting to correct the historical record. Here are 10 myths about World War II either created or long maintained by the entertainment industry.

Star: Simon Whistler

11. Hell's Battlefield (2002– )
Episode: Kursk

45 min | Documentary, History, War

The World War II Battle of Kursk.

Director: Daniel Sheire | Star: J.J. Murrow

12. Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode: Blitzkrieg Lightning War Machine (2016)

44 min | Documentary, History, War

Guderian's book "Achtung Panzer" introduces the concept of the combined arms offensive. Hitler seizes upon it as the way to use modern weapons technology in Germany's tradition of fighting ... See full summary »

Directors: David Caldwell-Evans, Bill Thomas | Stars: James S. Corum, Julian Forsyth, Heinz Guderian, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 43