Suvorov

Suvorov is a 1941 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller, 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 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 External links 1941 films 1940s biographical drama films Soviet biographical drama films Russian biographical drama films Mosfilm films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin 1940s war drama films 1940s historical drama films Soviet historical drama films Russian historical drama films Alexander Suvorov Cultural depictions of Paul I of Russia Films directed by Mikhail Doller Soviet war drama films Russian black-and-white films Russian war drama films