What is The Siege: Operation "Iskra"?
Topic: Film "The Siege: Operation 'Iskra'" (1977). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1977
- Release date
- Dec 2, 1977
- Genres
- Action, War, Drama, History
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- ★ TMDB users: 5.5/10
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Title: The Siege: Operation "Iskra" (also referred to as Blokada: Leningradskiy metronom, Operatsiya Iskra).
Year: 1977.
Genres: Action, War, Drama, History.
Director: Mikhail Yershov.
Cast: Yuriy Solomin, Evgeniy Lebedev, Irina Akulova, Vladislav Strzhelchik.
Plot: "Iskra" is the codename for the plan of the operation of the Soviet troops to break the blockade of Leningrad. In January 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was broken. A corridor 8-11 km wide was formed between Lake Ladoga and the front line.
Release info: 01/20/2009 (RU) [Note: This looks like a digital release date or database entry date, but I will stick to the 1977 production year as the primary date].
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The Siege: Operation "Iskra" is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1977.
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