The Third Blow

On April 1944, Joseph Stalin orders the Red Army to liberate the Crimea from the German occupiers. The Wehrmacht's local commanders beg Hitler to allow them to retreat from the vulnerable position, but he refuses. After a fierce battle, the Soviet forces destroy the German and Romanian units defending the peninsula and retake Sevastopol.

Release Date

April 26, 1948

Status

Released

Original Title

Третий удар

Runtime

1h 46min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Russian

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios