Introduction

Rzhev is a 2019 drama, war film by director Igor Kopylov. Also known as Unknown Battle (Worldwide English title) and 1942: Unknown Battle (US, alterative title).

WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis.

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Outline

In the winter of 1942/1943, a series of not-so-well known, yet bloody battles occurred near the town of Rzhev. Those battles received the name of ‘Rzhev Meat Grinder’. The film is based on the award-winning novel by Vyacheslav Kondratyev.

Cast

• Sergey Zharkov … Company Commander Evgeny Ilyitch.
• Ivan Batarev … Private Kostya Kartsev.
• Oleg Gayanov … Machikhin.
• Arseniy Semyonov … Political Officer Efim Zorin.
• Aleksandr Bukharov … Sergeant Sysoyev.
• Grigori Nekrasov … Junior Lieutenant Alexei Rykov.
• Igor Grabuzov … Zhurkin.
• Aleksandr Aravushkin … Papasha.
• Aleksandr Gorbatov … Private Ivan Basov.
• Dan Rozin … Private Viktor Somov.
• Aleksandr Plaksin … Captain Ryabinin.
• Andrey Korovnichenko … Lieutenant Colonel Larionov.
• Pyotr Logachev … Private Mikola Vlasyuk.
• Daniil Voropaev … Sergeant Lavrov (as Danila Voropaev).
• Oleg Abalyan … Oganesyan.
• Roman Gribkov … Machine Gunner Ushakov.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Igor Kopylov.
• Producer(s):
  • Genrikh Ken … post production producer.
  • Evgeniy Prigozhin … co-producer.
  • Sergei Shcheglov … producer.
  • Inessa Yurchenko … producer.
• Writer(s):
  • Vyacheslav Kondratev … (story by).
  • Igor Kopylov.
• Music:
  • Maksim Koshevarov.
  • Aleksandr Maev.
• Cinematography:
  • Evgeniy Kordunskiy.
  • Garik Zhamgaryan … (as Edgar Zhamgaryan).
• Editor(s):
  • Vitaliy Vinogradov.
• Production:
  • 3xMedia.
  • Kinoalliance.
• Distributor(s):
  • Capelight Pictures (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray).
  • Capelight Pictures (2021) (Germany) (DVD).
  • Youplanet Pictures (2021) (Spain) (all media).
• Release Date: 05 December 2019.
• Rating: 18.
• Running Time: 117 minutes.
• Country: Russia.
• Language: Russian.

Video Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJDcTWpEkjM