Blockade: The Luga Defense Line - 1974

In June 1941, the Extraordinary Defense Headquarters of Leningrad, under the leadership of Zhdanov and Voroshilov, decided to build the Luga defensive line. Heavy fighting west of Pskov forced units of the front to withdraw, and on July 9, Pskov was also abandoned. The battles in the Luga direction held back the enemy. The first attacks of the Germans, intending to cross the Luga line on the move, were repulsed with heavy losses for them.

1974
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.2/10

Cast

Yuriy Solomin profile pictureYuriy SolominAleksei Zvyagintsev
Yevgeni Lebedev profile pictureYevgeni LebedevIvan Korolyov
Irina Akulova profile pictureIrina AkulovaVera Korolyova
Lev Zolotukhin profile pictureLev ZolotukhinColonel Pavel Korolyov
Vladislav Strzhelchik profile pictureVladislav StrzhelchikFyodor Valitskiy
Aleksandr Razin profile pictureAleksandr RazinAnatoliy Valitskiy
Boris F. Gorbatov profile pictureBoris F. GorbatovJoseph Stalin
Daniil Sagal profile pictureDaniil SagalMarshal Voroshilov
Vasiliy Minin profile pictureVasiliy MininMarshal Timoshenko
Valentin Abramov profile pictureValentin AbramovShaposhnikov, chief of staff
Anatoli Verbitsky profile pictureAnatoli VerbitskyNikolay Kuznetsov
Mikhail Ulyanov profile pictureMikhail UlyanovGeorgiy Zhukov
Roman Gromadskiy profile pictureRoman GromadskiyAleksey Kuznetsov
Lev Lemke profile pictureLev LemkeZaltsman, director of the Kirov factory
Nikolay Trofimov profile pictureNikolay TrofimovYevgeniy Pastukhov
Ivan Krasko profile pictureIvan KraskoSenior Lieutenant Gorelov
Serhii Smeian profile pictureSerhii SmeianFranz Halder
Vladimir Zeldin profile pictureVladimir ZeldinWilhelm von Leeb
Sergei Chernov profile pictureSergei ChernovJoseph Goebbels
Igor Bezgin profile pictureIgor BezginLieutenant General Novikov, Air Force Commander
Sergey Dvoretskiy profile pictureSergey DvoretskiyVasya Razgovorov, driver
Valeriy Doronin profile pictureValeriy DoroninGerman soldier, translator
Dmitriy Zebrov profile pictureDmitriy ZebrovGerman soldier on a motorcycle
Vladimir Kalish profile pictureVladimir KalishToyvo, scout
Aleksandr Afanasev profile pictureAleksandr AfanasevKovalyov, communications chief
Maya Blinova profile pictureMaya BlinovaDuty at the hotel
Nikolay Gavrilov profile pictureNikolay GavrilovNa voennom sobranii
Igor Efimov profile pictureIgor EfimovNarrator

About Blockade: The Luga Defense Line

Blockade: The Luga Defense Line Overview

In June 1941, the Extraordinary Defense Headquarters of Leningrad, under the leadership of Zhdanov and Voroshilov, decided to build the Luga defensive line. Heavy fighting west of Pskov forced units of the front to withdraw, and on July 9, Pskov was also abandoned. The battles in the Luga direction held back the enemy. The first attacks of the Germans, intending to cross the Luga line on the move, were repulsed with heavy losses for them.

Extra details

Original Title: Блокада: Лужский рубеж
Original Language: Russian
Directed By: Mikhail Yershov
Production Companies
Lenfilm