The hot snow / Горячий снег

USSR
1972, 105 MIN.

Director Gavriil Egiazarov
Script Yuri Bondarev, Evgeny Grigoriev, Gavriil Egiazarov
Camera Fyodor Dobronravov
Design Vasily Golikov
Music Alfred Shnitke
Cast: Georgy Zhzhyonov, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Boris Tokarev, Vadim Spiridonov, Nikolai Eremenko, Tamara Sedelnikova, Ara Babadzhanyan, Yuri Nazarov, Alexei Pankin, Valentin Grachyov, Konstantin Tyrtov, Bolot Beishenaliev, Igor Ledogorov, Alexander Kavalerov
Production Mosfilm Studio

Heroic drama based on a title novel by Yuri Bondarev. The film recounts the story of one battle of the Great Patriotic War, the battle on the Volga. The Russian troops commanded by General Bessonov were ordered to stop the armour tank armada of Manstein who aimed to force their way to Stalingrad and relieve the circled Paulus Army.

* A. Dovzhenko Silver Medals
* State Award of the Russian Federation

GAVRIIL EGIAZAROV
1916–1988
Born in Baku, Azerbaijan. Served as a lighter at the Baku Film Studio, where later organized a workshop of animation. In 1941 he graduated from VGIK, cinematography department. His filmography includes “From Dawn Till Sunset” (1975), “A Portrait with Rain” (1977), “Horses Aren't Changed at the Crossing” (1980), “Go Home!” (1982), “Partings” (1984), “Ivan the Great” (1987), etc. People’s Artist of Russia. Laureate of the Russian State Award.

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