The memory carried through the years. The best feature films about the Great Patriotic War

Pictures about the Great Patriotic War are interesting for several reasons. Firstly, it is a long-term memory passed from generation to generation, which must be faithfully stored. Secondly, every year the domestic cinema offers quality pictures dedicated not only to this subject, but to the main events of the four-year period. Having been proud of the Soviet soldiers and sharing the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, we offer you the best feature films about the Great Patriotic War.

Classic examples of the Russian spirit

Nobody better than the Soviet cinema of the post-war years, will not tell about the drama and exploits of the Red Army. When fresh memories, when you can get reliable facts and information from the first persons-participants in the great battles, it's time to create masterpieces that will step into the future for long decades. What Russian feature film about the Great Patriotic War can be called the best? It creates the feeling that this task is impossible, because each picture is unique in its kind.

We present the most vivid films deposited in the memory of the majority of Soviet viewers, and those who are not familiar with the classics wish to correct this mistake as soon as possible:

• "In war as in war" (1969). The story of a junior lieutenant who had just emerged from the walls of a military school, who was appointed commander of the crew.
• "Father of the Soldier" (1964). Learning that his son is in the hospital from the injured, his father straight from Georgia goes on a long journey. However, the offspring, meanwhile, rises to his feet and returns to the front. The painting was awarded the Moscow Film Festival.
• "The Skylark" (1964). A group of Soviet tankmen enters Berlin. But, before destroying the last streets of fascist Germany, they have to escape from captivity.
• The "Star" (1953). In the midst of the fighting, a group of scouts from the very rear of the enemy brings out important information, but the way to the headquarters is not easy.
• "And dawns here are quiet ..." (1972). A well-known film tells of a group of young girls dreaming of quiet family happiness. Instead, they engage in battle with the German paratroopers who captured their homeland.
• "Only old men go into battle" (1973). The history of fighter pilots, participants in the war.

Defenders of the Motherland in school rows

The Soviet partisans took their place in the struggle along with the regular army. From them the outcome of the battles depended no less than on the entire battalion. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that military tapes are devoted to this part of the civilian population. Feature films about the partisans of the Great Patriotic War include the picture of 1957. "Partisan spark" tells of the creation of a partisan detachment by high school students. After the fascists established their order in the territory of the Odessa region, the team together with the school director not only leads the maximum possible propaganda, but also pushes the German echelon under the slope ...

Grasp of the Iron Machine

This film refers to modern times. Created in 2005, the mini-series "The Last Armored Train" takes the viewer in the first days of the war. Soldiers' units, surrounded by German troops, are waiting for help in the form of a powerful armored train. But the Nazis have time to intercept it, opening a real battle of local character for the right to control modern technology at that time, the last hope of saving their ... "The last armored train" deservedly falls into the best feature films about the Great Patriotic War.

Women's duty to the Motherland

Captain Mikhaysev, performed by Alexander Guskov, receives a new assignment. A scout who has proved himself at the front, is set up by the manager of a special group directed to perform a special task. Fighters are four young girls, who yesterday sat at school desks. Now they have to get to the radio center of the opponents and, paralyzing his work, to assist the Soviet troops coming from behind ... The dark atmosphere "Do not leave me" left a warm mark in the hearts of viewers, allowing to include the picture in the best feature films about the Great Patriotic War.

Fantasy: original idea or bad design?

It is quite obvious that most of the military themes are full of tragedy, and the creators try to reproduce the situation on the battlefield as much as possible. Pictures that will be discussed below, at their own peril and risk embellished the plot with a touch of fiction. "We are from the future," published in two separate parts, narrate about life strata, separated by time. "Treasure hunters", four friends, are searching for ancient objects, obtained through excavation, with the purpose of their subsequent sale. Suddenly they fall in 1942 and among the soldiers discover themselves ...

Heroes of the painting "Fog", soldiers of the modern army, make a march-throw. Leaving the group and shortening the path, they stumble upon the fog, from which they get ... in the midst of combat battles. Those who saw war only on films, they personally face the most terrible of its events.

Feature films about the Great Patriotic War include bright tapes "We are from the future" and "Fog".

Indestructible victory

The picture "Battle for Sevastopol", published in early 2015, is dedicated not to the hero city, but to a separate person who really defended his freedom and many other places in the distant 40s.

Almost at the very beginning of the war Lyudmila Pavlyuchenko was directed to the defense of Sevastopol. Acquaintance with Leonid Kitsenko gives rise to a deep feeling in her. In 1942, they were covered by a wave of enemy fire, which resulted in a young woman carrying a wounded colleague. Crying his death, she returned to the front. Defended Moldova, Odessa and as a sniper set a record for the number of German opponents destroyed ... The picture of the fate of a strong woman, who did not break the loss of a loved one on the battlefield, is classified in feature films about snipers of the Great Patriotic War. The main roles in the film "The Battle for Sevastopol" were performed by Julia Peresild and Yevgeny Tsyganov.

Unforgettable history

It is impossible to mention all the paintings that touched on the topic of the terrible war. They were, are and will be, since the memory, stored for decades, will not be erased by future generations. The idea of writers is enough to highlight in the films individual events that were not reflected in the released tapes, as well as to recall the many personalities, heroes of the Soviet Union, selflessly participated in the fighting of various directions and fronts.

Russian feature films about the Great Patriotic War, shot in the new century, give examples of vivid paintings, again and again telling about the strength of the spirit of a Soviet soldier. Top best presented below:

• "The Star" (2002);
• "At an unnamed height" (2004);
• "The Apostle" (2008);
• "The Brest Fortress" (2010);
• "Stalingrad" (2013);
• "And the dawns here are quiet ..." (2015);
• "The Road to Berlin" (2015).