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Liberation: Breakthrough

Liberation: Breakthrough

19696.91h 27m

Overview

Fascist Italy's prime-minister Mussolini is arrested following the Allies landing in Sicily. Meanwhile, Soviet troops plan their offense towards Kyiv. Lt. Col. Lukin's regiment crosses the Dnieper river as the division's vanguard. Unbeknownst to them, they're merely a ploy to mislead the Germans so the rest of the army can catch them off guard.

Directed by Yuri Ozerov
Written by Yuri Ozerov, Bohdan Czeszko, Zbigniew Załuski
Produced by Lidija Kanarejkina, Dino De Laurentiis
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Top Cast

Fritz Diez

Fritz Diez

Hitler

Nikolay Olyalin

Nikolay Olyalin

Tsvetaev

Larisa Golubkina

Larisa Golubkina

Zoya

Ivo Garrani

Ivo Garrani

Mussolini

Vladimir Samoylov

Vladimir Samoylov

Gromov

Vsevolod Sanayev

Vsevolod Sanayev

Lukin

Boris Zajdenberg

Boris Zajdenberg

Capt. Orlov

Mikhail Ulyanov

Mikhail Ulyanov

Gen. Zhukov

Bukhuti Zakariadze

Bukhuti Zakariadze

Stalin

Vasiliy Shukshin

Vasiliy Shukshin

Gen. Konev

Themes & Keywords

world war ii

About Liberation: Breakthrough

Liberation: Breakthrough is a war, drama film released in 1969 exploring themes of world war ii. Directed by Yuri Ozerov, it stars Fritz Diez, Nikolay Olyalin, Larisa Golubkina. Fascist Italy's prime-minister Mussolini is arrested following the Allies landing in Sicily. Meanwhile, Soviet troops plan their offense towards Kyiv. Lt. Col. Lukin's regiment crosses the Dnieper river as the division's vanguard. Unbeknownst to them, they're merely a ploy to mislead the Germans so the rest of the army can catch them off guard.

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