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If War Comes Tomorrow (1938)

Genre : Drama, Documentary, War

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Yefim Dzigan, Georgiy Beryozko, Lazar Antsi-Polovskiy, Nikolay Karmazinskiy

Synopsis

The propaganda documentary about the readiness of the Red Army to repulse any enemy is based on documentary shots taken during the real maneuvers of the Red Army. Armadas of tanks, immense columns of infantry, dozens of fighters and bombers, thousands of cavalry, legendary divisions of the Civil War. The film glorifies Soviet military power and shows the Soviet people what the war will be like when the imperialists attack the USSR — quick, victorious, almost bloodless.

Actors

Inna Fyodorova
Inna Fyodorova
commander’s wife (uncredited)
Vsevolod Sanayev
Vsevolod Sanayev
paratrooper (uncredited)
Serafim Koziminsky
Serafim Koziminsky
air brigade commander (uncredited)

Crews

Yefim Dzigan
Yefim Dzigan
Director
Georgiy Beryozko
Georgiy Beryozko
Director
Lazar Antsi-Polovskiy
Lazar Antsi-Polovskiy
Director
Nikolay Karmazinskiy
Nikolay Karmazinskiy
Director
Yefim Dzigan
Yefim Dzigan
Writer
Mikhail Svetlov
Mikhail Svetlov
Writer
Georgiy Beryozko
Georgiy Beryozko
Writer
Dmitri Pokrass
Dmitri Pokrass
Original Music Composer
Daniil Pokrass
Daniil Pokrass
Original Music Composer
Yevgeni Yefimov
Yevgeni Yefimov
Director of Photography
Vyacheslav Leshchyov
Vyacheslav Leshchyov
Sound
Yevgeniya Abdirkina
Yevgeniya Abdirkina
Editor
Mikhail Tyunov
Mikhail Tyunov
Production Design
Yevgeni Kashkevich
Yevgeni Kashkevich
Sound Designer

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