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BY MOSFILM CINEMA CONCERN

MAY WE FOREVER HONOR THE HEROES
SLAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

MOSFILM

Breaking news
from the Ardennes region,

in north-eastern France.

Watch this trophy newsreel,

captured by
the Fuhrer's glorious soldiers.

The footage shows the advance
of American mechanized columns.

They moved along mountain roads
in the hope of an easy victory.

But the great German Army

struck an unexpected blow
to the arrogant Americans.

80,000 of them
have been taken prisoner.

The enemy has been driven
120 kilometers back.

And our troops continue
to advance deep into France.

If we are to believe
these German newsreels,

the Allies
in the Ardennes region are...

in trouble.

Comrade Stalin, the Anglo-American
troops are on the verge of disaster.

Read me Churchill's letter again.

"It is General Eisenhower's
great desire and need

to know in outline
what you plan to do,

as this obviously affects
all his and our major decisions.

I shall be grateful
if you can tell me

whether we can count
on a major Russian offensive

on the Vistula front,
or elsewhere,

during January,
with any other points

you may care to mention.

Winston Churchill."

A delicate and cunning
appeal for help.

Forced by circumstance,
Comrade Stalin.

How are the preparations going
for the offensive?

Our strike forces have already been

strategically positioned to attack.

Nine thousand tanks,
nine thousand airplanes,

seventy thousand guns
and 180 rifle divisions.

When can we begin?

Front Commanders Zhukov,
Konev, and Rokossovsky believe

that the end of January would be
the optimal time for the offensive.

End of January?

And if we take Churchill's
request into account

and move the start
of the offensive forwards?

We'll have to do
without our air support,

in fog, or bad weather.

- And without air support...
- Comrade Antonov,

inform Zhukov,
Rokossovsky, and Konev

about the new date
of the offensive - January 12.

On January 12, 13, and 14, 1945

the troops of the 1st,
2nd, and 3rd Belorussian Fronts,

the 1st and 4th Ukrainian Fronts,

assisted by the ships
of the Baltic Fleet

and the Ukrainian partisan units,

launched an offensive

in the general direction of Berlin!

LIBERATION

FILM FOUR
THE BATTLE FOR BERLIN

Screenwriters:
YURI BONDAREV

OSKAR KURGANOV
YURI OZEROV

Director:
YURI OZEROV

Director of Photography:
IGOR SLABNEVICH

Production Designer:
ALEKSANDR MYAGKOV

Composer:
Y. LEVITIN

Sound:
E. INDLINA, E. KASHKEVICH

Unit Manager:
J. KUN

Story Editor:
G. MARIAMOV

Costume Designer:
D. OZEROVA

Make-up:
V. YAKOVLEV

Editor:
E. KARPOVA

Pyrotechnician:
V. SUKHORETSKY

Camera Operators:
V. GUSEV, A. AKHMETOVA

Set Designers:
I. FYODOROV, T. LAPSHINA

Gaffer:
V. NEVOLIN

COMPOSITING

Camera Operators:
E. SHTYRTSKOBER

Set Designers: F. KRASNY

Modelmaker: V. SMIRNOV

Assistant Directors: E. AVAKOVA,
L. BUSHAROVA, D. KUZNETSOV, А. MALYUKOV

Assistant Camera Operators: Yu. BAZAROV,
А. DZHIRKVELOV, L. KOROKH, G. PANASOV

Assistant Designers:
V. GLASS

Assistant Managers: S. POZDNYAKOV,
G. KRYLOV, V. TSEYTLYN

A. FRIDMAN, E. CHERNYKH

Lead Military Consultant:
General of the Army S. SHTEMENKO

Military Consultants:
Colonel General G. ORIOL

Colonel (GDR) J. WITZLEBEN

Colonel (Poland)
Z. ZALUSSKI

Production Manager:
LIDIA KANAREYKINA

CAST

Zhukov: MIKHAIL ULYANOV
Konev: VASILIY SHUKSHIN

Tsvetayev: N. OLYALIN
Zoya: L. GOLUBKINA

Orlov: B. SEIDENBERG
Yartsev: M. NOZHKIN

Dorozhkin: V. NOSIK
Vasiliev: Y. KAMORNY

Neustroyev: V. KORENEV
Berest: E. IZOTOV

Stalin: BUKHUTI ZAKARIADZE

Roosevelt: S. JAŚKIEVICZ
Churchill: Y. DUROV

Antonov: V. STRZHELCHIK
Sokolovsky: M. POSTNIKOV

Rokossovsky: V. DAVYDOV
Chuikov: I. PEREVERZEV

Rybalko: D. FRANKO
Katukov: K. ZABELIN

Lelyushenko: A. AFANASYEV
Bogdanov: S. LYAKHNITSKY

Malinin: G. MIKHAILOV
Galadzhev: L. DAVLATOV

Shatilov: A. ROMASHIN
Rudenko: L. PRESNETSOV

Hitler: FRITZ DIEZ
Goebbels: H. GIESE

Keitel: G.M. HENNEBERG
Krebs: H. KRUGER

Eva Braun: A. WALLER
Himmler: E. THIEDE

Bormann: I. PAPE
Guderian: H. KÖRBS

Wolff: J. KLOSE
Magda Goebbels: Y. DIOSHI

Willi: G. STAIGER
Narrator: A. KARAPETYAN

WITH THE GROUP
OF SOVIET FORCES IN GERMANY,

THE MOSCOW MILITARY DISTRICT,
AND THE POLISH ARMED FORCES

VREMYA
CREATIVE ASSOCIATION

The flank attack
of the 1st and 2nd Guards Tank Armies

shook all the German
tactical and operational defenses

and forced the enemy

to begin withdrawing
troops from Warsaw.

On January 17,

units of the 1st Polish Army
entered Warsaw.

COMMANDER OF THE 1ST BELORUSSIAN
FRONT, MARSHAL ZHUKOV

Artillery attack!
Turn right, in there!

Let's wait it out here, Marshal.
There's an HQ inside.

Chief of the 741st Rifle Regiment HQ
Major Orlov.

Where's your commander?

The regiment commander is...

resting, Marshal.

Wake him up.

Yes, Marshal.

Lieutenant Colonel...

Lieutenant Colonel, get up.

Lieutenant Colonel!

- Lieutenant Colonel, get up!
- What's the problem?

- Your name?
- Lieutenant Colonel Korkin.

Report on the situation.

The situation...

Our troops are advancing,
showing mass heroism.

Where exactly?

Where are they advancing?

On the western outskirts.

Here's our HQ chief.

- May I report, Marshal?
- Go ahead.

The enemy is holding the line
at the flour mill.

They've fended off
battalions 1 and 2.

Battalion 3 is moving to the cemetery
to attack from the flank.

I see.

From now on, you, Major,
will be the regiment commander.

And you, Lieutenant Colonel,

will be his deputy.

I think that will be fair.

THE FIRST TANK ARMY

Move ahead as quickly as possible.

LIEUTENANT GENERAL KATUKOV
Don't engage with small garrisons.

Keep moving!

My Fuhrer, the time has come
for us to offer General Eisenhower

an armistice of 100 days.

This will enable us
to amass our forces in the east,

and decimate the Russians
between the Vistula and the Oder.

We have made contact
with Allen Dulles through Zurich.

He represents Eisenhower's HQ.

I know.

They'll demand a peaceful surrender
of France, Belgium, and Holland.

I cannot agree to that.

We shall prove to them...

that we can still deliver
crushing blows.

Guderian, what's the situation
between the Vistula and the Oder?

Things have changed drastically
on the Eastern Front

between the Vistula and the Oder.

What do you mean, Guderian?

My Fuhrer,
the Russian 1st Tank Army

approached the Oder
south of Kustrin today.

Just 60 kilometers from Berlin?

This is treason!

Betrayal and treason!

For 150 years no enemy soldier
has set foot on German land!

For 150 years, Guderian!

My Fuhrer.

My Fuhrer, I propose to strike
a counterattack in Pomerania.

A counterattack?

Show me.

We'll create a powerful strike force

and attack Zhukov's army
from the flank.

Keitel.

You said an armistice in the West

will enable us to amass
our forces in the East?

Yes, my Fuhrer.

Himmler, who will
negotiate with Dulles?

General Wolff.

SWITZERLAND

War can be compared
to a flight in the fog.

The most dangerous moment
is the landing, the finish.

What's awaiting you
at the finish, Mr. Dulles?

Bolshevism in Europe?

The Russian troops are only
50 miles away from Berlin,

while the Americans are - 500.

It is along this path that we can
find common interests, Mr. Wolff.

...thus, HQ has approved our decision.

COLONEL GENERAL MALININ

In the next six days,
actively secure our gains,

bring up the rear echelons,

replenish supplies
up to two refills of fuel

and two allowances of ammunition

and capture Berlin in a
swift assault on February 15 or 16.

So...

Capture Berlin in 15 days.

Alright.

Draw up an order for the front.

Yes, Marshal.

Allow me to report
an update on the enemy.

Go ahead.

Our aerial reconnaissance

has spotted major tank
and motorized forces of the enemy

moving through Pomerania.

Army intelligence reports

that the 2nd and 11th German Armies,

operating against our right flank,

already comprise 16 infantry

and up to 7 tank divisions.

- Is that all?
- That's all, Marshal.

How are things around Kustrin?

GENERAL SOKOLOVSKY
- I've just come from there.

Berzarin's forces continue to battle
for the Oder bridgeheads.

The divisions are down to
50% troop strength.

The Germans keep counterattacking.

The Luftwaffe
wreaks the most havoc.

Where are our fighter aircraft,
General Rudenko?

COLONEL GENERAL RUDENKO
- Marshal,

the Germans use Berlin's airports,

which have concrete runways,

and our aircraft are based
on muddy airfields

washed out by the rains.

Each takeoff carries great risk.

General Oriol, how many tanks
do you have in your tank brigades?

LIEUTENANT GENERAL ORIOL
- 40 on average, sir.

And many brigades
have only 15-20 tanks.

Reinforcements are slow to come.

Repair bases have fallen
almost 500 kilometers behind.

Twenty days of such a rapid advance
have taken a toll on the men.

GENERAL GALADZHEV
- Our political officers

are with the units at the front,
inspiring them to heroism.

The soldiers really are
performing miracles of courage.

But, nevertheless,
I must report, sir, that...

the troops need a rest.

You're free to go, Generals.

Yes, Comrade Zhukov.

The situation is extremely precarious.

Our troops are fighting
at the limits of human ability.

And the Germans...

are pushing to Moscow.

They have only
30 km left to cover.

Do you not think

that by the nature
and strength of their attacks,

they might be running out of steam?

They are stretched out
along the front.

They've lost their penetrating power.

Their rear echelons are far behind.

Now is the perfect time
to strike at their flanks.

May I, Comrade Zhukov?

I prepared the order
about the Berlin offensive.

There will be no Berlin offensive,

Comrade Malinin.

Good decision, Comrade Zhukov.

I knew you would make it.

What do you suggest?

I've invited General Katukov,
Commander of the 1st Tank Army.

He's waiting in reception.

- Call him in.
- Sir.

Good morning, Marshal.

What are your plans, tank-man?

My plans are to take Berlin, Marshal.

Seventy kilometers -

just 2 days' march for my army.

Come, look at the map.

Put yourself in Guderian's place.

You have 23 divisions,

of which 7 are tank and motorized.

Zhukov is advancing on Berlin.

Rokossovsky is 150 km
behind him, in Pomerania.

General Katukov, what would you do
if you were Guderian?

I would try to cut off
Marshal Zhukov's advancing army

with a tank strike
from the north.

That's right.

That's right.

That's Guderian's only chance.

So here are
the 1st Tank Army's orders.

I order you to...

turn over your positions
on the Oder to the nearby units

and move by forced march
northward to Pomerania.

To the region of Arnswalde.

Yes, Marshal.

Headquarters!

YALTA
FEBRUARY 4

The Soviet Army continues
its successful offensive

along the 700-kilometer front.

General Chernyakhovsky's troops
are advancing on Konigsberg.

Marshal Rokossovsky's troops
are cutting off East Prussia

from Germany's central regions.

Marshal Zhukov's troops
have reached the Oder.

Marshal Konev's troops
are advancing on Breslau.

Likely enemy actions:

in an effort to defend Berlin

the Germans will try
to halt the Soviet advance

at the Oder River.

There, they have set up defenses
with the reserves

deployed from Germany,

as well as from
Western Europe and Italy.

We estimate that up to 40 additional
German divisions may appear

on the Soviet front.

A favorable situation has emerged

for the Allied forces
to launch an offensive.

Perhaps General Marshall,
as the Chief of Staff of the US Army,

will tell us about
the preparations in the West?

In the past few days Eisenhower
has regrouped his forces.

At the present moment,
the 25th Army Group

and the 9th American Army

are preparing to attack.

If we are successful
in our offensive operations,

we can move our
forces on to Dusseldorf,

and then on to Berlin.

How far are your troops
from Berlin now?

Around 600 kilometers.

And our troops?

Sixty kilometers, Comrade Stalin.

The time has come for us
to coordinate our military actions.

Gentlemen, your allotted time is up.

I hope you were sincere
when you spoke

about the coordination
of our actions.

Have you any real doubt
about that, Mr. Marshal?

Yes, I have, Mr. Roosevelt.

About you being in contact
with the enemy behind our back.

And not only in contact,
but in agreement.

I would even say a conspiracy.

A conspiracy?
With whom?

With Hitler's agent.

I'm afraid you're using
unreliable information.

This is Allen Dulles.

And this is Hitter's agent,
General Wolff.

I can assure you, Mr. Marshal,

that this meeting was
of a purely preliminary nature.

And yet, it was behind our back.

We should not lose trust
in each other because of this.

As long as we are alive,
there's nothing to be afraid of.

We shall not allow dangerous
differences to stand between us.

But in ten years,

or maybe even sooner...
we'll be gone.

A new generation will come

that will not have experienced

all that we have.

What will happen then?

We've gathered here to secure peace

for at least...

50 years.

Or am I...

naive to think so, Mr. President?

That's actually so, Mr. Marshal.

Well, then.

The most important condition
for preserving a lasting peace

is the unity of our three powers.

If the Russians take Berlin,

it will create great
difficulties in the future.

I believe we should advance on Berlin
just as quickly as we can.

Troops of the 1st Belorussian Front,

having turned northwards,

repulsed the enemy's
counterattack in Pomerania

and, having smashed
the German's opposition,

launched an offensive on March 1

sending the 1st and 2nd
Guards Tank Armies,

the 3rd Shock Army

and the 1st Polish Army

toward the Baltic Sea.

Are you musicians...
unwinding?

Art belongs to the people.

Where's your commander?

Cycling around over there.

I'm mastering new equipment!

Captain Vasilyev,
tank company commander.

Lieutenant Dombrowski,
Polish battalion commander.

On orders to accompany your tanks.

That's the hitch.
We've got orders, but no fuel.

We took the village...

- and then...
- No fuel?

Hold on.

Pelka!

[speaking Polish]

He says he saw fuel tanks
3 kilometers off the highway.

OK, Lieutenant,
can you lend me your scout?

- Of course.
- Dorozhkin.

Take the bikes and check.

Go and show him.

I said he might not have a lady yet,
but at least he has a ladies' bike!

I need to march ahead.

Catch up.

We will.

There it is.

Well?

Give me your mess tin.
Come on, give it.

- What for?
- Just give me the tin.

We tank men
always taste fuel.

Death to the Nazi invaders.

Well, will it do?

It'll do.
Try it.

- I know nothing about fuel.
- You’ll know this one.

What am I, a tank?

Tastes like pure alcohol.

- Guess we'll have to keep looking.
- Tanks won't get far on this.

- Ready for another?
- Indeed I am.

Workers of the world, unite!

How about a song?

Yes, yes.

Oh brave Khas-Bulat...

- Your hut is so poor...
- [singing in Polish]

- Cultural differences.
- Yes, they get in the way.

Ours!

Girls, they're ours!
Oh, my God!

- Where are you from?
- From Smolensk, from Poltava.

Some are French, some Czech.

Come on, girls, come out!

Don't cry, dears, don't cry.

[speaking Polish]

Alright.

- Paris...
- From Paris, I see... De Gaulle!

Our dear brothers,
you have come at last!

We thought you never would.

Girls, ladies, mademoiselles,
wait here.

Come on out, Europe!

Rot Front!

- Ah, Spain?
- Germany.

- What do you mean, Germany?
- I... German, comrade.

I'm not your comrade.
Hitler is your comrade.

We antifascists!
Antifascists, antifascists!

- [speaking German]
- He's a German antifascist, OK?

OK then.

He looks antifascist.

All those who survived
must devote their lives

to the struggle against
humanity's greatest enemy - fascism.

- Rot Front!
- Rot Front!

Let's ask the Red Army sergeant
to say a few words.

You must speak.

- Me?
- Yes, yes.

OK, sure.

[speaking Polish]

My antifascist comrades,

former prisoners.

Go home!

Home.

[speaking German]

Well...

That's all.

Found it!

- What?
- Tank fuel.

Wait!

Wait!

MOSCOW
APRIL 1

Hello, Comrade Stalin.

Hello, Comrade Stalin.

Are you aware
of the recent developments?

Based on the information
received from the fronts,

we are aware.

You are aware of nothing.

Comrade Konev.

Read the report
of the Intelligence Directorate.

"According to our sources,
Anglo-American Command

has planned an operation
to capture Berlin

before the Soviet Army does.

Forces under the command
of Field Marshal Montgomery

plan to deliver the main strike
north of the Ruhr,

along the shortest route

separating most British forces
from Berlin."

The possibility of Nazis
opening the way

for the Allied forces to enter Berlin
cannot be ruled out.

So, who will capture Berlin?

Will we?

Or will the Allies?

The Berlin operation
we have been tasked to mount

will be unprecedented.

On the outskirts of Berlin,
we have to defeat

four German armies,
at least a million soldiers.

We have never taken such a large

and strongly fortified
city as Berlin.

It's an enormous area.

The streets, alleys,
houses, canals, bridges -

collectively they comprise
the city's overall defenses.

A continuous defense system
stretches from the Oder to Berlin.

Thus the Front Command decided

to attack the enemy
with such great force

so as to stun
and shake it to the very core.

We have concentrated
22,000 artillery and mortar barrels,

4,000 tanks and self-propelled guns,

5,000 aircraft.

I don't need to tell you
how powerful this assault could be.

But in order to completely overwhelm
and demoralize the enemy,

we propose
to launch that assault at night,

two hours before dawn,

in the light of 140
anti-aircraft searchlights.

May I, Marshal?

Please.

Throughout the war,

we never launched
major offensive operations at night.

This is due to the complexity
of directing the troops.

And the searchlights...

The enemy artillery
will neutralize them.

May I, Marshal?

Please.

I believe that the searchlights
will be ineffective.

The enemy will see
only our advancing troops.

Who else believes so?

- I do.
- I do.

I do.

Let's take a break then.

And meet
at the training ground in two hours.

- Is everything ready?
- Yes.

Good.

Need a repeat,
or are we clear now?

My Fuhrer,

I must inform you
that the Bolsheviks

repelled our counterattacks
in Pomerania and Hungary.

General Dietrich's 6th Panzer Army
failed to breach Budapest.

Dietrich, you've left Hungary

and now you want
to give up Austria, too!

My Fuhrer, the 6th Panzer Army...

Enough, Dietrich!
You're stripped of your decorations!

Gunsche!

Rip off his decorations!

Get out of here!

Guderian, this is the result of your
strikes in Pomerania and Hungary.

You need a rest, Guderian.

I'm appointing General Krebs as
the new Chief of the General Staff.

Bormann, tell Himmler to hang all
cowards, defeatists, and traitors!

The Oder will decide
not only Germany’s fate

but that of all Europe!

My Fuhrer, congratulations.
Roosevelt has died!

Just like your horoscope predicted.
Our luck has turned!

Pass this news on to everybody!
Right away!

Champagne for everyone!

Roosevelt is dead!

More light!

Give us more light!

April 16

Battalion!

At the enemy trenches!

Fragmentation shells!

Sights 120!

Deflection 50-20!

Volley!

Fire!

Fire!

MARSHAL KONEV
- The front troops

have breached the enemy defenses!

Rybalko's and Lelyushenko's tank
armies now have room for maneuver.

Zhukov is still having difficulties.

Still trying to break the defenses.

Could we not...

send Zhukov's tanks

through the breach towards Berlin...

via your front?

Comrade Stalin, that would take time
and create confusion.

Besides, there's no need for it.

We can turn both of our
tank armies toward Berlin.

Alright.

I agree.

- Put me through to Rybalko.
- Yes, Marshal.

This is why people say that tank
generals cannot fit in the turret.

That must be your fifth cup,
Comrade Rybalko.

Are you counting?

"Thunder" here.

General,
Marshal Konev's on the line.

Yes, Marshal?

What are you doing, Comrade Rybalko?

Well, you see, I'm fighting for...
Friedrichshain.

We have new objectives.

What?

Wait a second, Marshal.

Tell them to stop firing
and let me talk.

Yes, Marshal.

Your orders are to turn your tank
army towards Berlin from the south.

Is that clear?

Yes, Marshal.

Push on to Berlin.
To Berlin!

Turn the army to Berlin, yes sir!

That's a real job!

Lelyushenko.

COMMANDER OF THE 4TH TANK ARMY
COLONEL GENERAL LELYUSHENKO

Yes, "Maple" here.

General,
Marshal Konev's on the line.

Yes, Marshal.

Yes.

Yes.

I understand.

Yes, Marshal.

General, we got the little bastard.
He was shooting from the attic.

Why were you shooting,
you son of a bitch?

How old are you?

Fifteen.

You got a mother?

Take him home.
Let his mother give him a thrashing.

Yes, General.

We've been ordered
to turn towards Berlin.

BERLIN
April 20

Gentlemen, allow me
to introduce to you

my friend Eva Braun.

She has been living in seclusion
and, perhaps, in safety.

But in these difficult times,

she has chosen to share my fate.

My Fuhrer, happy birthday!

I'm happy that all of us, the
old guard, are with you, as always.

Thank you.

My Fuhrer, your loyal SS troops
send their congratulations.

On this day, as always,
they march in your honor,

only not in a parade,
but under enemy fire.

My Fuhrer, I'm happy and proud
that at this historic moment

I'm here with you in Berlin.

My Fuhrer, today the Reich's movie
theaters are screening a film

that was made before the war
for your 50th birthday.

Perhaps we, too,
can celebrate the day

by watching this historic film?

My Fuhrer, the Russian artillery
is firing at the Reich Chancellery.

My Fuhrer,
I have to be at the Luftwaffe HQ.

Goodbye, my Fuhrer,
I will keep in touch.

I'm off to join General Wenck
so we can free Berlin together.

ON APRIL 21, TROOPS OF THE 1ST
BELORUSSIAN FRONT BURST INTO BERLIN

Stop!

We've been hit, Captain!
It's the tracks!

Damn it!

Just our luck.

- How long will repairs take?
- At least an hour.

A break for lunch, Captain.

Dorozhkin, go find the owners.

Reassure them, and all that.

Freeze!

Soldier's greetings.

"Hands up" and such.

Not verstehen, old man.

Put your hands down.
Calm down.

I was just trying
to speak German, your language.

Put your hands down, I said.

Stay calm.

Everything's fine.

Dorozhkin, where are you?

Captain, I've carried out your order
and reassured the owners.

I see...

They sure look happy.

We're sorry,
but we have to take a break here.

A fine Russian appetizer, old man.

What do you think?

What did he say?

Do we drink or not?

Hold on.

Just a minute.

OK...

"Forcing a water obstacle..."
That's not it, damn.

"Hands up..."

Hel-lo.

Hello.

Heal-th.

To your health!

It means "To your health".
Your health!

Why the long face, old man?

Ma'am.

I don't usually drink.

But...

A toast to the ladies...

You must.

Excuse us,

we have to step out.

What's going on?

- Looks like a counterattack.
- Come on!

On April 25,

the 4th Tank Army,
outflanking Berlin from the south,

entered Potsdam.

On the same day,
outflanking Berlin from the north,

Bogdanov's 2nd Tank Army

quickly advanced
to meet the 4th Tank Army.

COMMANDER OF THE 2ND TANK ARMY
COLONEL GENERAL BOGDANOV

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Why did you pull back?

Why did you stop?

- Where's the battalion commander?
- Killed, General.

I'm Lieutenant Kruglikov,
deputy political officer.

They're firing Faustpatroners.

Can we send the infantry ahead
to drive them out?

Faustpatroners, eh?

Where am I
supposed to get an infantry from?

Listen.

I'll stay....

I'll stay right here
until you find me an infantry.

I don't care how,
just get it here!

Is that clear?

Then go ahead.

Are you a student, Lieutenant?

- Where are you from?
- From Moscow, General.

I was in college,
but I never graduated.

Doesn't matter now.

You'll graduate soon enough, now.

Unless you want to be a general?

- General, we brought sappers.
- Polish infantry, General.

Sergeant Ryazhentsev,
sapper platoon commander.

Listen, Sergeant,
and you, Lieutenant.

My tanks have stopped, look.
There are Faustpatroners ahead.

Strike those devils so hard,
they'll remember us in the afterlife.

- We'll try, General.
- Is that clear?

- Yes.
- Go ahead.

Get up guys!
Let's go!

Go!

Hey, guys...

It's a zoo, a real zoo!

Hold fire.

Antelopes!

My goodness!

Just look!

Why?

Follow me!

- What are you looking at?
- Lions.

- Should I shoot?
- Don't shoot animals.

Only the two-legged ones.
Follow me.

Pass through the lions.

- What does that mean?
- Just ignore them.

That's really something!

Look at him.
The unperturbed philosopher.

He's seen it all, he knows it all.

- He's lived 300 years.
- Yeah...

Sergeant, come here.

I'm headed to a medical station
to dress a wound.

Sapper platoon commander
Sergeant Ryazhentsev.

- What's that?
- Germans wounded her.

After we drove the Nazis
out of the zoo,

I heard some crying.

Then I spotted her in the bushes.

She let herself be caught.
Her eyes are so human.

We shared my medical kit.

Please, let me take her
to the medical station,

or she'll die here.
It'd be a pity.

Alright. Tell them Marshal Konev
gave his permission.

Our ancestors, after all.

- Yes, yes.
- That's right.

Restoration Producer:
KAREN SHAKHNAZAROV

© MOSFILM CINEMA CONCERN, 2020

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