Suvorov (Film 1941)

Suvorov (Russian: Суворов) is a 1941 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller. Audio in Russian with English subtitles.

The film is based on the life of Russian general Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (1729 – 1800), one of the few great generals in history who never lost a battle. The film premiered in Russia 23 January 1941 (i.e., before the German attack). It was released as General Suvorov in the USA. In 1941 Pudovkin, Doller, Cherkasov-Sergeyev, and Khanov received the Stalin Prize for the film.

Cast & Characters:
Nikolai Cherkasov-Sergeyev as Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov
Aleksandr Khanov as Platonych
Mikhail Astangov as Aleksandr Andreyevich Arakcheyev
Apollon Yachnitsky as Pavel I
Georgi Kovrov as Prokhor
S. Kiligin as Pyotr Bagration
Vsevolod Aksyonov as Meshchersky
Aleksandr Antonov as Colonel Tyurin, commander of the Azov regiment
Aleksandr Khvylya
Galina Kravchenko as Lopukhina (uncredited)
Anatoli Solovyov