Song of Russia (1944)
1h 47m
Running Time
February 10, 1944Release Date
Song of Russia (1944)
1h 47m
Running Time
February 10, 1944Release Date
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Plot.
American conductor John Meredith and his manager, Hank Higgins, go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya Stepanova while they travel throughout the country on a 40-city tour. Along the way, they see happy, healthy, smiling, free Soviet citizens, blissfully living the Communist dream. This bliss is destroyed by the German invasion.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Taylor
John Meredith
Susan Peters
Nadya Stepanova
John Hodiak
Boris Bulganov
Felix Bressart
Petrov
Robert Benchley
Hank Higgins
Michael Chekhov
Ivan Stepanov
Gregory Ratoff
Director
Darryl Hickman
Peter Bulganov
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 10, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Song of Russia is a 1944 American war film made and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The picture was credited as being directed by Gregory Ratoff, though Ratoff collapsed near the end of the five-month production, and was replaced by László Benedek, who completed principal photography; the credited screenwriters were Paul Jarrico and Richard J. Collins. The film stars Robert Taylor, Susan Peters, and Robert Benchley.