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The North Star (also known as Armored Attack in the US) is a 1943 war film produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, written by Lillian Hellman and featured production design by William Cameron Menzies. The film starred Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan and Erich von Stroheim. The music was written by Aaron Copland, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and the cinematography was by James Wong Howe. The film also marked the debut of Farley Granger.
The film is about the resistance of Ukrainian villagers, through guerrilla tactics, against the German invaders of the Ukrainian SSR. The film was an unabashedly pro-Soviet propaganda film at the height of the war.
In the 1950s it was criticized for this reason and it was re-cut to remove the idealized portrayal of Soviet collective farms at the beginning and to include references to the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
Original Release
11/04/1943
US Release
11/04/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anne Baxter | Marina Pavlov |
Dana Andrews | Kolya Simonov |
Walter Huston | Dr. Kurin |
Walter Brennan | Karp |
Ann Harding | Sophia Pavlov |
Jane Withers | Clavdia Kurin |
Farley Granger | Damian Simonov |
Erich von Stroheim | Dr. von Harden |
Dean Jagger | Rodion Pavlov |
Eric Roberts | Grisha Kurin |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anne Baxter | Marina Pavlov |
Dana Andrews | Kolya Simonov |
Walter Huston | Dr. Kurin |
Walter Brennan | Karp |
Ann Harding | Sophia Pavlov |
Jane Withers | Clavdia Kurin |
Farley Granger | Damian Simonov |
Erich von Stroheim | Dr. von Harden |
Dean Jagger | Rodion Pavlov |
Eric Roberts | Grisha Kurin |
Carl Benton Reid | Boris Simonov |
Ann Carter | Olga Pavlov |
Esther Dale | Anna Kurin |
Ruth Nelson | Nadya Simonov |
Paul Guilfoyle | Iakin |
Martin Kosleck | Dr. Richter |
Tonio Selwart | German Captain |
Peter Pohlenz | German Lieutenant |
Gene O'Donnell | Russian Pilot / Russian Gunner |
Robert Lowery | Russian Gunner / Russian Pilot |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
William Cameron Menzies | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1944 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |