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1. Beanpole (2019)
Unrated | 130 min | Drama, War
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
Director: Kantemir Balagov | Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov, Igor Shirokov
Votes: 12,259
2. The Rape of Europa (2006)
Unrated | 117 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
Directors: Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen, Nicole Newnham | Stars: Joan Allen, E. Randol Schoenberg, Maria Altmann, Wolfgang Fischer
Votes: 1,658
3. The Battle of Russia (1943)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Anthony Veiller, Ion Antonescu, Nikolay Cherkasov, Anthony Eden
Votes: 1,610
4. F@ck This Job (2021)
104 min | Documentary, News
In 2008, Natasha, a newly rich woman, decides to open an independent TV station in Russia and builds an open-minded team of outcasts. By 2020, Natasha has lost everything to Russia's war between Propaganda and Truth.
Director: Vera Krichevskaya | Stars: Natalia Sindeeva, Aleksandr Vinokurov, Vera Krichevskaya, Anna Forshtreter
Votes: 568
5. Convoy 48 (2019)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, War
During the defense of Leningrad in the winter of 1941-1942, several women are tasked with delivering cargo and military equipment via the railways, facing German interference at every turn.
Director: Fedor Popov | Stars: Artyom Alekseev, Francisco de Borja De la Bella, Inna Egorova, Darya Ekamasova
Votes: 398
6. Leningrad Symphony (2018 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, Music
Directors: Christian Frey, Carsten Gutschmidt | Stars: Anja Antonowicz, Imme Beccard, Markus Brandl, Matthias Bundschuh
Votes: 40
7. Kharms (2017)
95 min | Biography
The film tells the story of the life of Daniil Yuvachev, known to the world as Daniil Kharms.
Director: Ivan Bolotnikov | Stars: Wojciech Urbanski, Grigoriy Chaban, Aiste Dirziute, Darius Gumauskas
Votes: 159
8. The War of Raya Sinitsina (2020)
88 min | Documentary, Biography
A young filmmaker meets and follows Raya, a 94-year-old Soviet war heroine who fought in the Siege of Leningrad. As Head of the World War II Disabled Veterans Club in her city, she ... See full summary »
Director: Efim Graboy | Star: Raya Sinitsina
Votes: 22
9. Porokh (1985)
92 min | Drama, War
It is based on real historical events related to the defense of Leningrad by the Red Army and the subsequent blockade of the city by the troops of the Nazi invaders during the Great ... See full summary »
Director: Viktor Aristov | Stars: Yury Belyayev, Svetlana Bragarnik, Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya, Vadim Makarovsky
Votes: 107
10. Leningradskiy front (2005)
156 min | Documentary, History, War
For the first time in the post-war years, spectators of all generations will have the opportunity to learn the tragic and heroic details of one of the greatest battles of World War II - the battle for Leningrad.
Star: Sergey Shnurov
11. Chitaem 'Blokadnuyu knigu' (2009 TV Movie)
96 min | Documentary, War
Amateur actors read stories from a book describing the 900-day siege of Leningrad during World War II.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Olga Antonova, Boris Averin, Sergey Barkovskiy, Oleg Basilashvili
Votes: 61
12. Dar (2015)
9 min | Short, War
Officer rescues a girl and her dog in beleaguered Leningrad. Some time later he will meet this dog again - when it will rescue his life.
Director: Boris Kindorov | Stars: German Andrejev, Pavel Beketov, Denis Filippov, Sergey Gavrilchik
13. Pyat dney otdykha (1970)
94 min | Drama, Romance, War
In December 1941. For five days, a company arrives from the front line in besieged Leningrad for re-formation. Fighters are placed in barracks outside the city. A young soldier Alexey ... See full summary »
Director: Eduard Gavrilov | Stars: Oleg Efremov, Natalya Kuznetsova, Ivan Lapikov, Aleksandr Mikhaylichenko
Votes: 16
14.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943
(1974)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of the Red Army, mobilization of Soviet production, the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet partisans, and the Battle of Kursk.
Director: Martin Smith | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Olga Rybakova, Vsevolod Klokov, Nikolai Volkov
Votes: 426
15.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Campaign in the Balkans
(2004)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
We examine the course of savage fighting in the Balkans in the latter half of the conflict in World War 2 where after the uprising by the Romanians, the Soviet Army moved swiftly to capture Bucharest.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Ion Antonescu, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Ernst Busch
Votes: 11
16.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Siege of Leningrad
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of one of the Second World War's most harrowing episodes - the 890-day siege of the Soviet Union's second city Leningrad which was not liberated until January 1944.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Rolf Carls, Karl Dönitz, Joseph Goebbels
Votes: 6
17.
Frontkjempere (2021)
Episode:
Helvetes forgård
(2021)
Documentary, War
Director: Alexander Kristiansen | Stars: Eirik Hallert, Peder Lauvås, Even Vesterhus, Christoffer Mæland
Votes: 7
18.
World War Weird (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2018)
Documentary, History, War
Looking at some incredible tales from war, including Churchill's plan to create a giant ice ship, ghost planes that fly themselves and a Nazi treasure hunt for the Amber Room.
Directors: Mike Ibeji, Alex Turner | Stars: Martin K.A. Morgan, Guy Walters, Andrew Robertshaw, Joshua Levine
19.
Apocalypse Hitler attaque à l'Est (2021)
Episode:
Conquérir l'Espace Vital
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
June 1941, Hitler invades the USSR: he wants to conquer this "Living space" of which he dreams for his Reich, and conquer the largest country in the world.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, Martin Bormann
Votes: 35
20.
Apocalypse Hitler attaque à l'Est (2021)
Episode:
La Lutte décisive
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
October 1941: as Hitler believes his triumph imminent, his men and tanks are freezing where they stand. Meanwhile, the Red Army consolidates his positions.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, Lavrenti Beria
Votes: 33
21.
The Unknown War (1978– )
Episode:
The Siege of Leningrad
(1978)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
In the history of the Unknown War, Leningrad stands out as a symbol of the courage and persistence of the Russian people. For years Leningrad resisted capture by Hitler's forces. In the ... See full summary »
Director: Tengiz Semenov | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Franz Halder, Adolf Hitler, Dmitri Shostakovich
Votes: 16
22.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1941-1945: Civilians at War
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
The years 1941 through 1945. The human cost of World war two, from the mass killings following the invasion of Poland to the Wannsee Conference and the "Final Solution", the Blitz, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Christopher Browning, Winston Churchill, Zena Generalova
23.
Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode:
Barbarossa
(2022)
Documentary, History
At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, all while preparing an attack on the Soviet Union.
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Garry Kasparov, John Scarlett, Alexandra Richie
Votes: 63
24.
Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode:
Stalingrad
(2022)
Documentary, History
The Nazis have lost in Moscow. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies - with no-one to hold them back. In Stalin, Hitler has met his match - it's now a fight to the death.
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Richard Overy, Heike B. Görtemaker, Garry Kasparov
Votes: 70
25.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Siege
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
We explore siege warfare which is almost as old as history itself and can have several aims.
Director: Gordon Stevens | Stars: Bruce Gudmundsson, Lloyd Clark, Eric Meyers, Christian de Castries
26.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
A Superhuman Act of Inhumanity
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
Betrayed, Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. The German occupation policies lead to the first extermination policies "undesirables".
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: David Stahel, Alexander Vershinin, Vitaly Makarevich, Vasil Pavlov
27.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
Moscow Is Behind Us
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
As Hitler's troops advance, occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland take the brunt of the occupying forces cruelty; and the first concentration camps are created.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Vasil Pavlov, Vitaly Makarevich, Sergei Kudryashov, Liudmila Rybchenko
28.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
Scorched Earth
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
In Kursk, a battlefield the size of Wales, the tide turns and the Soviets push back, but as Germany retreats, they destroy all evidence of their genocidal activities.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Sergei Kudryashov, Alexander Vershinin, Ivan Patrylyak, Ihar Melnikau
29.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
The Soviet Steamroller
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Their attack on the Soviet Union having failed, the German Army suffers a series of counter-offensives on the Eastern Front. Hitler's constant orders to stand ground backfire, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erich von Manstein, Walter Model
Votes: 242
30.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Siege of Leningrad
(2018)
10 min | Documentary, Animation
The Armchair Historian describes the 842-day long siege of Leningrad by German forces that resulted in more Russian causalities, both military and civilian, than occurred in all American ... See full summary »
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen
31.
Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)
Episode:
Time is Blood
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
After a terrible winter, 1942 starts badly for Stalin due to a ruthless Nazi campaign that leaves millions of Soviets captive and without food.
Directors: Lyndy Saville, Cal Seville | Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Klaus Schmider, Richard John Evans
32.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Hitler Strikes East
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
The German invasion of Russia from Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941 to Kursk on 5 July 1943.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Vyacheslav Molotov
Votes: 286
33.
Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode:
Combat Power
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Combined arms operations use the force of different military corps to increase combat power. Combining these forces needs incredible planning and authority.
Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Dan Hill, Jenny Grant, Daniel L. Davis, Christopher Hickey
34.
The Great War (2010–2012)
Episode:
War in the Sea
(2012)
43 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Soviet naval strategy during World War Two deliberately focused on submarine warfare. So the Soviets maintained a relatively small surface navy. While the Baltic surface fleet was important... See full summary »
Votes: 11
35.
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
Episode:
L'Homme rouge
(2015)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
1942.After blocking the Germans right outside of Moscow, Stalin now faces Hitler's second assault. The world's fate will be decided in Stalingrad. Like in Leningrad, men, women and children, plunged into hell, are sacrificed.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Svetlana Alliluyeva
Votes: 77
36.
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
Episode:
Le Maître du Monde
(2015)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
1944: the Soviets continue on the path to towards liberation. On the road to Berlin, they discover the horror of Hitler's extermination camps. Fifteen years earlier, Stalin transformed his country using every means at his disposal.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Olga Balykina
Votes: 76
37.
Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun (1999)
Episode:
The Gun Comes Home then Goes to War Again
(1999)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Lawrence Bayne, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Eric Hobsbawm