Yuriy Ozerov

Set in the Russian city of Stalingrad on the river Volga in 1942-1943. The Nazi Armies are over one million strong, when they reach Volga at Stalingrad, where the WWII pivotal battle is unfolding...

The battle of Moscow was the first major defeat of German Wehrmacht in the Second World War. The film is dedicated to some fighting events that took place in the USSR after Hitler's conquest of western Europe.

This is a two-hour documentary on the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, the Olympics that were boycotted by the U.S. and other Western countries because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The regular competition is covered, along with some introductory animation that details the history of the Olympic games. (allmovie.com)

Documentary about the 1972 Munich Olympics, as seen by eight different directors.

Stalin orders to hasten the Vistula-Oder offensive in order to relieve the Allies. Karl Wolff is sent to negotiate with the Americans. Zhukov rejects Stavka's order to take Berlin, the Soviets and the Poles storm the Tiergarten. (imdb)

Depicts the various stages of Operation Bagration during the summer of 1944. (imdb)

In Berlin, Lieutenant Yartsev's infantry and Tzvetaev's battery fight their way in the U-Bahn. Captain Neustroev's company is selected to hoist the Victory Banner atop the Reichstag. (imdb)

The liberation of Oryol and Belgorod takes place, as well as the abandonment of Kharkov by the Germans. Ahead is the crossing of the Dnepr. The real fact of creating a false bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnepr in order to pull back large forces of the Germans on it. The bridgehead was completely surrounded, and most of its defenders perished. Only a few managed to break through the encirclement and reach the main crossing of the Soviet troops. (imdb)

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. (imdb)

This epic covers all major victories of the Soviet Army in WWII, including the Stalingrad Battle and the Battle of Berlin, the assault on the Reichstag, and erecting the Red Banner over its ruins. This film has huge battle scenes, with thousands of extras, and was extremely expensive to shoot. (allmovie.com)

The year is 1914, and Prague prepares for the visit of Archduke Ferdinand. Police are thus depriving the city of politically unreliable people. One of them is the writer Jaroslav Hasek, who is located in a madhouse.