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Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow (1970): Cast

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow (1970) movie poster

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow is a 1970 war drama directed by Yuri Ozerov, starring Georgi Burkov as Russian soldier, Ivo Garrani and Mikhail Gluzskiy. It runs 2 hours 5 minutes.

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Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow (1970) movie poster
Released
Runtime
2h 5m (125 min)
Director
Yuri Ozerov
Genres
War , Drama
Original language
Russian
Studio
Zespół Filmowy "Start"
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow About?

The premise of Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow without spoilers.

This five‑part epic war drama offers a dramatized, detailed portrayal of the Soviet Union’s struggle against Nazi Germany in World War II. Each installment focuses on a distinct major Eastern Front campaign, presenting the battles, strategies and human experiences that defined that massive conflict.

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow Themes & Keywords

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  • red army soldier
  • soviet soldier
  • soviet officer
  • soviet general
  • counter offensive
  • red army
  • great patriotic war
  • sequel
  • third part
  • adolf hitler character
  • josef stalin character
  • eleanor roosevelt character
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  • benito mussolini character
  • military uniform
  • soviet tank
  • military vehicle
  • archive footage
  • aerial combat
  • berlin germany
  • shot to death
  • battle
  • eastern front
  • franklin delano roosevelt character
  • d day
  • shooting down an airplane
  • tehran iran
  • female medic
  • belarus
  • machine gun
  • knife thrown in chest
  • ankara turkey
  • reich chancellery
  • normandy landing
  • british prime minister
  • moscow soviet union
  • heinrich himmler character
  • year 1943
  • field marshal walter model character
  • fighter pilot
  • red army officer
  • winter
  • president of the united states of america
  • nazi germany
  • classified document
  • field marshal zhukov character
  • tehran conference
  • attack
  • combat medic
  • t 34 tank
  • british embassy
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Cast & crew

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow Cast & Characters

Georgi Burkov leads the cast as Russian soldier, with Ivo Garrani as Mussolini and Mikhail Gluzskiy as Sgt. Ryazhentsev. Directed by Yuri Ozerov; 59 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Yuri Ozerov

More films directed by Yuri Ozerov: Stalingrad, O Sport, You Are Peace!, Liberation: The Last Assault and Liberation: Battle for Berlin.

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Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow Also Known As

20 alternative titles, including “Osvobozhdenie: Napravlenie glavnogo udara” and “Освобождение: Направление главного удара”.

Also known as
  • Osvobozhdenie: Napravlenie glavnogo udara
  • Освобождение: Направление главного удара
  • Befreiung: Teil 3: Die Hauptstoßrichtung
  • A Grande Batalha 3 Rumo ao Golpe Principal
  • Освобождение 3. Направление главного удара
  • Part Three: The Direction of Main Strike
  • Napravleniye glavnogo udara
  • The Direction of the Main Blow
  • The Direction of the Main Strike
  • Osvobozhdenie.Part.3.Napravlenie.glavnogo.udara
  • Liberation: Ordine da Berlino: Vincere o Morire!
  • Osvobození III - Směr hlavního úderu
+8 more
  • Befreiung
  • Teil 3 - Die Hauptstoßrichtung
  • Libertação 3 Rumo ao Golpe Principal
  • Wyzwolenie 3: Kierunek głównego uderzenia
  • 解放3：主攻方向
  • Libération 3 : Opération Bagration
  • Liberacion La direccion del ataque Principal (Osvobozhdenie Part 3)
  • Освобождение: Насоката на главния удар

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Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow?

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow runs 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes).

When was Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow released?

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow was released on October 21, 1970.

Who directed Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow?

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow was directed by Yuri Ozerov.

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Who is in the cast of Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow?

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow stars Georgi Burkov as Russian soldier, Ivo Garrani as Mussolini and Mikhail Gluzskiy as Sgt. Ryazhentsev, among 59 credited actors.

Does Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow have a post-credit scene?

No. Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow in?

The original language of Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow is Russian.

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