The North Star (1943)
November 4, 1943Release Date
The North Star (1943)
November 4, 1943Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Anne Baxter
Marina Pavlov
Dana Andrews
Kolya Simonov
Walter Huston
Dr. Kurin
Walter Brennan
Karp
Ann Harding
Sophia Pavlov
Jane Withers
Clavdia Kurin
Farley Granger
Damian Simonov
Erich von Stroheim
Dr. von Harden
Dean Jagger
Rodion Pavlov
Eric Roberts
Grisha Kurin
Carl Benton Reid
Boris Simonov
Lewis Milestone
Director
Ann Carter
Olga Pavlov
Lillian Hellman
Writer
Esther Dale
Anna Kurin
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Ruth Nelson
Nadya Simonov
Aaron Copland
Composer
Paul Guilfoyle
Iakin
James Wong Howe
Cinematographer
Martin Kosleck
Dr. Richter
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Frank Wilcox
Cmdr. Petrov
Tonio Selwart
German Captain
Peter Pohlenz
German Lieutenant
Gene O'Donnell
Russian Pilot
Robert Lowery
Russian Gunner
Loudie Claar
Woman on Hospital Cot
Lynn Winthrop
Guerrilla Girl
Charles Bates
Patya
Burt Beck
Additional Dialogue
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 4, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingNR
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The North Star (also known as Armored Attack in the US) is a 1943 pro-resistance war film starring Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan and Erich von Stroheim It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, written by Lillian Hellman and featured production design by William Cameron Menzies. The music was written by Aaron Copland, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and the cinematography by James Wong Howe. The film also marked the debut of Farley Granger.
The film is about the resistance of Ukrainian villagers, through guerrilla tactics, against the German invaders of the Ukrainian SSR. The film is considered to be pro-Soviet propaganda at the height of the war.
In the 1950s, it was criticized for this reason and it was re-cut to remove the idealized portrayal of Soviet collective farms at the beginning and to include references to the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. The film was then retitled Armored Attack and released to American theatres, where it begins with the arrival of the Germans in the town and continues through the scenes of the uprising, with a narration tacked on praising the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.