Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough (1970)
Original title: Освобождение: Прорыв
Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough is a 1970 Russian-language war movie directed by Yuri Ozerov, with a running time of 1h 27m. It stars Nikolay Olyalin, Larisa Golubkina and Boris Zajdenberg.
Fascist Italy's prime-minister Mussolini is arrested following the Allies landing in Sicily. Meanwhile, Soviet troops plan their offense towards Kyiv. Lt. Col. Lukin's regiment crosses the Dnieper river as the division's vanguard. Unbeknownst to them, they're merely a ploy to mislead the Germans so the rest of the army can catch them off guard.
Cast
- Nikolay Olyalin as Tsvetaev
- Larisa Golubkina as Zoya
- Boris Zajdenberg as Orlov
- Sergey Nikonenko as Sashka
- Vsevolod Sanayev as Lukin
- Vladimir Samoylov as Gromov
- Yuriy Kamorniy as Vasiliev
- Valeriy Nosik as Dorozhkin
- Jan Englert as Janek
- Viktor Avdyushko as Maksimov
- Igor Ozerov as Leontyev
- Mikhail Ulyanov as Zhukov