The Turning Point (1945 film)

The Turning Point (Великий перелом) is a 1945 Soviet, Russian-language World War II film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the earlier Palme d'Or winners of 1946. It was produced by GOSKINO at Kinostudiya Lenfilm (Lenfilm Studio), distributed in the US by Artkino Pictures, and restored in 1967 at Lenfilm Studio. The film's working title was General of the Army (Генерал армии).

Cast

 * Mikhail Derzhavin, Sr as Col. Gen. Muravyev
 * Petr Andrievsky as Col. Gen. Vinogradov
 * Yuri Tolubeyev as Lavrov
 * Andrei Abrikosov as Lt. Gen. Krivenko
 * Aleksandr Zrazhevsky as Lt. Gen. Panteleev
 * Nikolay Korn
 * Mark Bernes as Minutka Driver
 * Vladimir Marev
 * Pavel Volkov as Stepan