Kutuzov (russian: Кутузов) is a 1943 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Petrov.

Plot

The film of 1943 shows the Russian view of the main events of the

Patriotic War of 1812 The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign, the Second Polish War, the Army of Twenty nations, and the Patriotic War of 1812 was launched by Napoleon Bonaparte to force the Russian Empire back into the continental block ...

. The main points are Kutuzov's character and warfare, the major battles, the soldiers and the major errors of Napoleon. * "delaying operation" started by Mikhail Bogdanovich Barclay de Tolly and continued by Kutuzov * "

scorched earth A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy. Any assets that could be used by the enemy may be targeted, which usually includes obvious weapons, transport vehicles, communi ...

" by burning Moscow * "

guerrilla warfare Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactic ...

" on horseback against French supply lines by the

Cossacks The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...

* "

total war Total war is a type of warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilizes all of the resources of society to fight the war, and gives priority to warfare over non-combat ...

" against French foraging by peasants * "no peacemaking with Napoleon" by

Alexander I of Russia Alexander I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. The son of Gra ...

Battle of Borodino The Battle of Borodino (). took place near the village of Borodino on during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The ' won the battle against the Imperial Russian Army but failed to gain a decisive victory and suffered tremendous losses. Napoleon ...

Battle of Maloyaroslavets The Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place on 24 October 1812 as part of the French invasion of Russia. It was Kutuzov's decisive battle to force Napoleon to retreat northwest over Mozhaisk to Smolensk on the devastated route of his advance wit ...

* Battle of the Berezina * French invasion of Russia#Logistics

Starring

* Aleksei Dikij as Prince Kutuzov * Semyon Mezhinsky as

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

* Yevgeniy Kaluzhsky as Marshal Berthier * Sergo Zakariadze as General Bagration * Nikolai Okhlopkov as General Barclay de Tolly * Sergei Blinnikov as Ataman Platov *

Mikhail Pugovkin Mikhail Ivanovich Pugovkin (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Пу́говкин; July 13, 1923, Rameshki, Chukhlomsky District of Kostroma Oblast — July 25, 2008, Moscow) (aged 85) was a Soviet and Russian comic actor named a Peopl ...

as FedyaКутузов (1944) Full Cast & Crew
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References

External links

Russian movie about Kutuzov in Russian language with English subtitles
Kutuzov (film) * {{Vladimir Petrov 1943 films 1940s Russian-language films Films set in 1812 Films about the French invasion of Russia Soviet drama films Soviet black-and-white films 1943 drama films