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A soaring, action-packed journey of heroism and sacrifice as one crusading journalist desperately fights to uncover the horrors buried within the infamous Nazi siege of Leningrad in the savage winter of 1941. At the height of World War II, journalist Kate Davis becomes trapped within the devastated city of Leningrad. Seperated from her lover, American writer Philip Parker, Kate is rescued by Nina Tsvetkova, a member of the Leningrad militia who provides refuge for those escaping those horrors of war that have come so close to home. With the enemy's grip closing ever tighter on the war-ravaged city, stray bullets and catastrophic bombing raids a daily peril, this makeshift band of survivors must battle to stay alive and fight for the ultimate prize: their freedom. An epic story, inspired by true events, featuring an acclaimed, award-winning cast, this is the tale of the tragedy that befell Leningrad: at over 800 days, it was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history. Special Features: Heroes Under Seige - go behind the challenging production of this intricate, stunningly detailed and epic recreation of one of history's most infamous and gripping conflicts. An Epic Vision - an exclusive interview with the director on how he brought the impact of WWII's most devastating seige to life. Trailer.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The plot was great, the special effects were good, the acting was good. The whole thing was let down by the post production. Much of the movie takes place outside and in the snow. Whoever decided to make the sub titles white wasn't thinking. Several scenes were completely wasted on me because I don't speak Russian and the sub titles disappeared into the background.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Gisli Jokull Gislason
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First off, "Attack on Leningrad" is a very misleading title. Long drawn siege would be better. The action scene on the cover is also very misleading. At the start there is a battle scene redone from "Enemy at the Gates" and some CGI Aircraft bombing but that is only for about 15 minutes of the whole movie, this certainly is no "battle movie". More accurate would be to have Mira Sorvino lying in a bed huddling to children trying to stay warm.
This is a Russian film trying to bring the story of Leningrad to life with a cliche script exploiting on some sort of "Horrors of War porn" without brining anything new or even being interesting. Into the plot are drawn a myriad of characters with thin and uninteresting stories and a sub plot about the Stalin regime. Added to this a completely unneccessary view from the German side and a love story.
On the whole the film felt as if it was trying so hard to cater to everyone and completely forgot to be interesting for someone.
Not that the siege of Leningrad isn't worthy of a good story. It certainly is. Its just that this story isn't good, just moves along in an unengaging way. Possibly worth watching but hardly a keeper and even then it is never a must see.
This is a Russian film trying to bring the story of Leningrad to life with a cliche script exploiting on some sort of "Horrors of War porn" without brining anything new or even being interesting. Into the plot are drawn a myriad of characters with thin and uninteresting stories and a sub plot about the Stalin regime. Added to this a completely unneccessary view from the German side and a love story.
On the whole the film felt as if it was trying so hard to cater to everyone and completely forgot to be interesting for someone.
Not that the siege of Leningrad isn't worthy of a good story. It certainly is. Its just that this story isn't good, just moves along in an unengaging way. Possibly worth watching but hardly a keeper and even then it is never a must see.
45 of 49 people found the following review helpful
By B. Olsen
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There are plenty of action scenes in this film about the siege of Leningrad (rather than 'the attack on'), but it frequently slows down into strange dialogues delivered by a bewildering number of people. The role of some of these characters in the whole, is not always obvious. The almost unreadable sub-titles certainly don't help to define what they are going on about, and I also seem to detect some dodgy dubbing, notably on the main character 'Kate Davis' who appears to be speaking in a rather lifeless voice.
The film delivers a chilling portrayal of a city under siege and there are strong scenes of life - and death - in the cold, windy streets. Many of these scenes seem to have been re-created from period documentaries. However, for some strange reason all German bombing raids appear to be carried out by Messerschmitt 109 fighters, visibly carrying no bombs! Since these scenes are computer animated anyway, one should think it would not have been to difficult to show Luftwaffe bomber aircraft instead. At least it would have been more authentic. The characters also look remarkably healthy throughout, even if starvation is a big issue and actually took several hundred thousand lives in Leningrad during the siege.
It is not a bad war film as such, but I found it strangely uninvolving.
The film delivers a chilling portrayal of a city under siege and there are strong scenes of life - and death - in the cold, windy streets. Many of these scenes seem to have been re-created from period documentaries. However, for some strange reason all German bombing raids appear to be carried out by Messerschmitt 109 fighters, visibly carrying no bombs! Since these scenes are computer animated anyway, one should think it would not have been to difficult to show Luftwaffe bomber aircraft instead. At least it would have been more authentic. The characters also look remarkably healthy throughout, even if starvation is a big issue and actually took several hundred thousand lives in Leningrad during the siege.
It is not a bad war film as such, but I found it strangely uninvolving.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Lack of action
Most of the action comes early on in film with the main theme being about the conditions endured does have a story to it but wuold not watch again
Published 2 months ago by boxtin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth every penney
better than I expected I will watch over and over. The video is very gritty and realistic just as I like it.
Published 2 months ago by Frances Jean McClenaghan
2.0 out of 5 stars
rubbish
not as advertised.........i returned my copy because it was damaged,and it was not in english,and there was no provision to get english soundtrack(not in english as advertised)
Published 3 months ago by Leo Tumeth
5.0 out of 5 stars
good movie
i was amazed at how quick this arrived was pleased with the price would order again for this site great
Published 4 months ago by Jean Glenn
4.0 out of 5 stars
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One big problem for film makers, is creating a narrative about such a momentous event as this siege. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dr. Delvis Memphistopheles
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring movie with bad acting
I was really disapointed at this movie. I suspected that it wouldn't be the greatest of movies since it didn't have any positive reviews on the cover (or on the back), but I hoped... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jan Pettersson
2.0 out of 5 stars
DVD Review
I thought this film was rather poor. I'm very interested in WWII films, particularly those based on true events. Read more
Published 15 months ago by PC**Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very moving, a superb film.
Attack On Leningrad is a very poigniant, and moving film (even more so when you realise that it is based on a true story) depicting the struggle to survive against all the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. R. Hirst
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some spectacular moments at the mercy of an uninvolving script
Leningrad has got a raw deal from war movies in the past, partially because Stalin wasn't particularly fond of the city to begin with and didn't want people to be reminded of the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
5.0 out of 5 stars
A successful movie
I have spent a very long time trying to find a decent war movie, and before I found this movie I wasn't having much luck. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. Game
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