1983. The world holds its breath as the two superpowers United States and Russia are arming themselves against each other with thousands of nuclear missiles. On September 26, Russian radars intercept five nuclear missiles on their way to Russia. Stanislav Petrov is commander-in-chief. The decision that would start World War III rests on his shoulders. Should Russia fire nuc find out more...
This Russian version of Tolstoys War and peace is more faithful to the novel than the 1956 Hollywood version. More than this it is also the most expensive movie ever made and every rubel shows on screen! With more than 10 000 extras and 300 speaking parts director Sergei Bondarchuk recreates every aspect of Tolstoys classic. Most noticeable are the scenes of Natashas first ball, the battle of Borodino and the burning of Moscow. Bondarchuk rendition is on such a grand scale that you actually b find out more...
Set at the fierce height of the conflict in WW2, amidst the brutal winter of the Eastern Front, a war-ravaged hero sets out on a perilous mission to confront the legendary White Tiger . After barely surviving a battle with the mysterious, ghostly-white Tiger tank that has devastated the artillery corps under his command, Red Army Sergeant Ivan Naydenov becomes obsessed with the war-machine s destruction. This find out more...