The Boy from Stalingrad (1943)

If J.M. Barrie had had a hand in Tarkovsky's IVAN'S CHILDHOOD, it might like something like this bizarre boys' adventure confection. Surprised by the advancing German Army while gathering wheat outside their village, a spunky band of Russian adolescents employs a combination of wits and heroic self-sacrifice to defeat a Nazi battalion, blow up a tank, and save the people of Stalingrad from imminent destruction. A rarely-seen entry in Hollywoood's brief wartime spate of pro-Soviet propaganda films, THE BOY FROM STALINGRAD stars Serbian-American child actor Bobby Samarzich, who went on to found one of Southern California's greatest tamburitza bands.

Released May 20, 1943 69 min None+

Genres: Drama, War

Keywords: tmdb.soldier, imdb.child-uses-a-gun, imdb.child, imdb.gun, aspectratio.1-37-1

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English