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Attack on Leningrad (2009)
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Original name: Leningrad
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad. Written by Marcio Eduardo
Style:
rough, bleak, serious, realistic, gloomy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, hunger, siege, battles, soldier, self sacrifice, female protagonist, wartime life, chess, journalist, world war, danger, military, starvation, snow, war correspondent, rationing, bombing, nazi, peplum, black market, cold the temperature, air strike, female reporter, cold weather ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 20th century, post world war two, 40s
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and suspenseful films with plots about world war two, war, soldier, world war, military, danger and battles mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Attack on Leningrad: Unknown Battle (2019), They Fought for Their Country (1975), Stalingrad (2013), The Blockhouse (1973), The Biggest Battle (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
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Story:
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, st. petersburg russia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
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Genre: War, Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The true story of the Fiil's a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers. But in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 176 min.
Story:
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