The Boy from Stalingrad
“Hollywood's first drama of Russia's young heroes.”
Overview
If J.M. Barrie had had a hand in Tarkovsky's IVAN'S CHILDHOOD, it might like something like this bizarre boys' adventure confection. Surprised by the advancing German Army while gathering wheat outside their village, a spunky band of Russian adolescents employs a combination of wits and heroic self-sacrifice to defeat a Nazi battalion, blow up a tank, and save the people of Stalingrad from imminent destruction. A rarely-seen entry in Hollywoood's brief wartime spate of pro-Soviet propaganda films, THE BOY FROM STALINGRAD stars Serbian-American child actor Bobby Samarzich, who went on to found one of Southern California's greatest tamburitza bands.
Top-billed cast
- CConrad Binyon
- MMary Lou Harrington
- WWilhelm von Brincken
- BBobby Samarzich
- SSteven Muller
- SScotty Beckett
- JJohn Wengraf
- EErik Rolf
- DDonald Mayo
Crew
- Director
- Sidney Salkow
- Writers
- Robert Arden, Robert Lee Johnson, Ferdinand Reyher
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
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Who directed The Boy from Stalingrad?
The Boy from Stalingrad was directed by Sidney Salkow.
When was The Boy from Stalingrad released?
The Boy from Stalingrad was released in 1943.
