Jacob Kreizer. Forgotten General (2015)
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Country:
Russia
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Duration:
39 . min
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Genre:
war, biography
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Director:
Sergei Litovets
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Producer:
Yakov Kaller
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Cast:
Sergey Chonishvili
About film
The film tells about the remarkable military commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, army general Yakov Kreizer – who today is sadly rarely remembered. But it was Kreizer's division that in June 1941, during the battle on Berezina river in Belarus, managed to stop Hitler's troops and prevented their further advance towards Moscow. Not only did it become the first success of our troops, but also the first step towards the liberation of Belarus and the victory of the Allied Forces. Marshal Zhukov wrote about fighting at Berezina as the sole stroke of good luck at that moment at all fronts.
Rewards and nominations
- XI film festival We Won Together 2015 (Russia) — winner in the category Great Patriotic War
Director
Russian cinematographer and documentary director. His debut work was for Marina Razbezhkina's film Journey's End in 1991. Right after that, he made his short film debut with Dialogues on a Train. In 2016, Litovets, together with Boris Khlebnikov, Georgiy Paradzhanov, and Mikhail Barashinskiy, filmed television show Diaspora. In 2007 he released his show Arbat Boys. Litovets was a cinematographer for Mariya Evstafyeva's film The Puppy. In 2015, he released his film Yakov Kreizer. Forgotten General about the remarkable Jewish military commander of the Soviet era.
Director
Russian cinematographer and documentary director. His debut work was for Marina Razbezhkina's film Journey's End in 1991. Right after that, he made his short film debut with Dialogues on a Train. In 2016, Litovets, together with Boris Khlebnikov, Georgiy Paradzhanov, and Mikhail Barashinskiy, filmed television show Diaspora. In 2007 he released his show Arbat Boys. Litovets was a cinematographer for Mariya Evstafyeva's film The Puppy. In 2015, he released his film Yakov Kreizer. Forgotten General about the remarkable Jewish military commander of the Soviet era.