Film is set in the WWII in Russia. Three pilots are best friends and good fighters. They are taking an oath to refrain from love until the end of the War. But soon they meet three women-pilots. One by one they give up the oath, and all three fall in love. 

A romantic and heroic tale about young communists of 1930’s and the destiny of the generation which was building the Moscow underground, fought in the war and restored the country after the war.

This film had a triumphant run over the world’s movie screens. The main hero is a Russian soldier, Alyosha Skvortsov, one of the many who made the victory over Fascism possible. He is neither an action movie hero, nor a conqueror. This simple boy, who was panic-stricken at the first sight of an enemy tank, overcomes his fear and manages to hit two enemy machines. However, battle scenes do not take much of the film’s time. For his fighting exploits Alyosha is awarded a two-day’s leave to visit his mother. He meets many different people on his way and is ready to help everybody. That leaves him just a few minutes to spend with his mother – a few words, a hug, and he is off for the front again… to never come back.

Karaev’s role was the last one in the movie of Mark Bernes.

In the story, Leutenant Romadin (Georgy Shtil) has a “headache” in the unit — a common soldier, Eugeny Kolyshkin (Oleg Dal), the Moscow intelligent. Zhenya Kolyshkin, who lives in the world of fantasy and read books, can not fit into the surrounding terrible reality. He constantly gets into funny situations: by chance he comes to the Germans in the New Year; then he is whelmed by a box in action. Finally, the most ridiculous thing he could do was to fall in love with the radio operator of “Katyusha” regiment — Zemlyanikina! After all, it is no secret what character she has! Although anything can happen in the war ... Zhenechka even ready to treat the fighter some tea secretly from the leadership. But hide and seek are not supposed to play in the war...

The film based on the script by V. Kunin, is about the everyday tactical aircraft during the Great Patriotic War.

Creative and resourceful gunner-radio operator, Zhenya Sobolewsky (Oleg Dal) from the crew of Arkhiptsev (Gennady Saifulin) of raspberry juice brought by the Voentorg shop and hydraulic fluid from the aircraft prepares liquor “Chassis”. Crews celebrate the liberation of Pinsk, but here comes the news that Chervonenko lands across the start. Chervonenko died, his navigator landed the plane (Leonid Reutov). Chervonenko had time to photograph the enemy airfield, but it was false. In the evening, in the dining room, the captain of medical service (Gely Sysoev) verbally abuses his navigator’s girlfriend (Leo Weinstein), the commander and navigator, throw him out of the dining room, and in turn he threatens to write a report. Arkhiptsev’s crew in full force are put in the guardhouse, the commander and navigator for the fact that they “stroke deputy chief in the face” and the gunner — for making “liquor”.

Command once again decides to explore the airfield; for that Akrhiptsev’s experienced crew is best suited, and they are early released from the guardhouse. During the first flight Akrhiptsev also detects a false airfield, and again the bomber is attacked by a few fighters. Sobolewsky knocks a fighter. The crew hardly beetles of the prosecution of enemy fighters, simulated by a dive that they were shot down.

To achieve the task, it is needed to fly again. Arkhiptsev wants to test his hypothesis that the airstrip is located near the railway station. The entire regiment is waiting for messages from Arhiptsev about the coordinates of the airfield to take off for bombing it. Arhiptsev is looking for the airport, but again he is attacked from ambush airfields five enemy fighters. Arkhiptsev shot all ammo; Sobolewsky was killed. Fighters surrounded the plane and wanted to force him to land at their base. Seeing the enemy’s plan, along with the navigator Arkhiptsev decided to ram the fighters standing on the ground ...

The value of such films about the war, like the daily, mundane, modestly but with dignity, singing the praises of conventional military labor of often still quite young guys, I think, is increasing over the years. And decades later, this film of Naum Birman, founded by Vladimir Kunin’s scenario, is still alive and gets particular credibility of the story, because some of the actors are dead — as if they were killed in the war, even if it only happened on the screen. The truth of the daily existence of soldiers, air war workers, simply cannot do without the jokes that help to relieve stress and to avoid losing the infinite joy of life even under inhuman conditions.

War is War is a feature film based on a same-name novel by Victor Kurochkin. The film depicts military days of the crew of the self-propelled gun in the end of the Great Patriotic War. Lieutenant junior Maleshkin, graduat of the military academy, takes under command an experienced crew of the self-propelled gun and is soon going to the first battle in this status.   

The screenplay was written by two well-known writers — Oscar Kurganov (historical scenes), and Yury Bondarev (“trench” episodes with Tsvetaev, Orlov, Lukin and other characters). Direct supervision of the crew was carried out by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

The creation of such epic gave rise to huge budget. Director claimed for the maximum authenticity (for example, Stalin’s uniform was sewed by the author of the real Stalinist uniforms). When neither in the USSR nor in the GDR the needed amount of “Tiger” and “Ferdinand” tanks for the first film was found, it was ordered to make them in the Lvov Metallurgical Factory. There were manufactured 10 “Tigers” and 8 “Panthers”. Defense Minister, Marshal Malinovsky added another hundred of domestic cars, which were repainted by the German and shot in the background. All in all, the film was attended by over 150 tanks. There had also been made some aircraft.

The shooting was almost like the real battle. Staffs were outfitted, communication was laid, helicopters flew round (one of which was constantly directed). Linking of all the armed forces during the battle is not an easy task, but it was solved. A total of shootings involved more than 3,000 soldiers.

By 1968, the first epic film, Fire Arc, was completed. By the summer of 1969, the director also finished the second film (“Breakthrough”). Both tapes were released simultaneously and were displayed on a single session. In late 1970 — early 1971, their third film — “The direction of the main attack” (in two parts) was released. And at the end of 1971 — the final two films. “Battle for Berlin” and “The last storm”. In 2002, the tape was completely renovated in Mosfilm studio.

Film One – “Fire Arc”, 1969

Film Two – “Breakthrough”, 1969

Liberation of Orel and Belgorod. Abandonment of Kharkov by the Germans. The crossing of the Dnieper is ahead. The real fact of creating a false bridgehead on the left bank, in order to pull on it large German forces. The bridgehead was completely surrounded, and most of its defenders died. Only a few managed to break through the encirclement and reach the main crossing of the Soviet troops. The list included the authors and their characters — Tsvetaev and Orlov. At the same time, Benito Mussolini, was arrested in a plot of Marshal Badoglio. By Hitler’s order, the dictator was released by a special group of Otto Skorzeny. The German troops crashed in Italy. The film ends with the Tehran Conference.

Film Three — “The direction of the main attack”, 1969

The story of the decisive and dramatic events of 1944, about the Belarusian offensive operation (“Bagration”) and the complete liberation of the Soviet territory. In early June, the Allies landed in Normandy. Despite the fact that a German agent “Cicero” has managed to steal the documents about the opening of the second front, the Germans were unable to prevent landing. Failures on the fronts give birth to the conspiracy of generals to kill Hitler, and to conclude separate peace with the Western Allies. On July 20, assassination attempt fails. Conspiracy is uncovered and a rebellion is suppressed. Military shooting took place there, where the two previous films — at the designated area near Pereslavl-Zalessky.

Film Four — “The Battle for Berlin”, 1971

The main battle on the outskirts of the German capital. The assault of the Seelow Heights. The Yalta Conference. By Hitler’s order, Himmler sends the Chief of the SS Staff, Obergruppenführer Karl Wolf in Bern, to negotiate with Allen Dulles.

Film Five — “The last storm”, 1971

A shooting train arrived there. At that time the reconstruction of one of the central districts began. All the old houses were planned for demolition, to be replaced by modern buildings, so it was easy given for shooting. It was possible to explode and destroy everything without any restrictions there. Storming the Reichstag was filmed in parts. In Berlin, was found a crumbling cathedral facade and grand staircase of which was very reminiscent of the Reichstag. Fighting inside the building was shot, of course, at Mosfilm. A shootout in the air — also in the Berlin House of technology.

A special place in the film takes an episode with flooding the subway (Hitler ordered to open the gates and blow the Spree waters down the subway, to prevent the passage of Soviet troops through it). This shooting took place near Moscow. At one of the locks of the Moscow River was built the Berlin underground scenery, where the real German coaches were brought. Flooding of “metro” occurred as a result of the opening of the gateway.

The song “Eternal flame” (“The heroes of the bygone years…”) was recorded by Vladimir Zlatoustovsky (second director), lyrics by Evgeny Agranovich, music by Rafail Khozak. 

The film focuses on one of the episodes of a heroic battle against the fascists nearby Stalingrad where the Soviet soldiers were able to show their firmness and strength of mind. 

The film is based on a real and dramatic story of a Russian mother parted from her son in Auschwitz.  Having passed through all tortures of fascist hell she finally finds her son saved by a Polish woman.

The film was shot to the 40th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War on the story by Yury Bondarev. It can be considered a remake of the 2nd series of the epic “Liberation” (“Breakthrough”) of 1969, as it was filmed on the same story and the plot is almost entirely repeated.

The basis of the story is an important stage in the Great Patriotic War, forcing the Dnieper River by the Soviet troops in summer-autumn campaign of 1943.

Two battalions have to cross the Dnieper, to create a springboard for further development of the offensive (the mission was set). In fact, the battalions had to chain the German units, and the main forces of the division to develop the offensive elsewhere. To support battalions, division artillery units were provided. That was the plan. However, before the onset the division was left without ammunition: through the rear leadership’s fault, the echelons were not unloaded for a short summer night, and the Germans bombed them. Command changed the plan of attack, leaving the battalion without fire support, thus condemning them to certain death.