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The Boy from Stalingrad

"Hollywood's first drama of Russia's young heroes."

If J.M. Barrie had had a hand in Tarkovsky's IVAN'S CHILDHOOD, it might like something like this bizarre boys' adventure confection. Surprised by the advancing German Army while gathering wheat outside their village, a spunky band of Russian adolescents employs a combination of wits and heroic self-sacrifice to defeat a Nazi battalion, blow up a tank, and save the people of Stalingrad from imminent destruction. A rarely-seen entry in Hollywoood's brief wartime spate of pro-Soviet propaganda films, THE BOY FROM STALINGRAD stars Serbian-American child actor Bobby Samarzich, who went on to found one of Southern California's greatest tamburitza bands.

Top Cast

  • Bobby Samarzich

    Bobby Samarzich

    Kolya

  • Conrad Binyon

    Conrad Binyon

    Grisha

  • Mary Lou Harrington

    Mary Lou Harrington

    Nadya

  • Scotty Beckett

    Scotty Beckett

    Pavel

  • Steven Muller

    Steven Muller

    Tommy Hudson

  • Donald Mayo

    Donald Mayo

    Yuri

  • John Wengraf

    John Wengraf

    German Major

  • Erik Rolf

    Erik Rolf

    German Captain

  • Wilhelm von Brincken

    Wilhelm von Brincken

    German General

Overview

If J.M. Barrie had had a hand in Tarkovsky's IVAN'S CHILDHOOD, it might like something like this bizarre boys' adventure confection. Surprised by the advancing German Army while gathering wheat outside their village, a spunky band of Russian adolescents employs a combination of wits and heroic self-sacrifice to defeat a Nazi battalion, blow up a tank, and save the people of Stalingrad from imminent destruction. A rarely-seen entry in Hollywoood's brief wartime spate of pro-Soviet propaganda films, THE BOY FROM STALINGRAD stars Serbian-American child actor Bobby Samarzich, who went on to found one of Southern California's greatest tamburitza bands.

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