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One Inch from Victory (1944)
67 min | Documentary, War

One Inch from Victory (1944)

67 min | Documentary, War

Newsreel footage documents world history and politics from Russia in 1914 to the German invasion in 1941. The Russian Revolution led to the ascent of power by Vladimir Lenin, who promised a Communist utopia. Instead, the Russians were ...See moreNewsreel footage documents world history and politics from Russia in 1914 to the German invasion in 1941. The Russian Revolution led to the ascent of power by Vladimir Lenin, who promised a Communist utopia. Instead, the Russians were given massive upheavals in society and economy and in 1922, 114 revolutionaries were put on trial for crimes against the Soviet government. Lenin's death in January, 1924, led to a funeral attended by thousands and the takeover by Joseph Stalin. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established diplomatic relations with the Soviets. German footage and newsreels chronicle the German invasion of Russia, from the Battle of Leningrad to the destruction of Kharkov to the Battle of Rostov on 22 November 1941. Further footage reveals the disaster of Lidice in occupied Czechoslovakia and the siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea. When the Russians finally drive the Germans out of Rostov, Iran becomes a focal point. With the assistance of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, British and U.S. ships can deliver supplies to the troops fighting the Nazis. Germany declares war on the United States in December 1941, Lend-Lease shipments travel directly to Russia through Vladivostok and Murmansk. Soviet ambassador Maxim Litvanoff, U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Lend-Lease administrator Edward Stettinius, T. V. Soong of China, and British ambassador Lord Halifax are seen sampling dehydrated foods to celebrate the anniversary of Lend-Lease. Time after time, the Russians defend a city then flee it, leaving the Germans to find everything destroyed, no loot left behind. The siege of Stalingrad is a horror, but the Russians finally drive away the Germans in February, 1943. This documentary makes plain in a way that succeeding reportage and history lessons did not, that the Russians suffered the bulk of the war and that the Allies could not have won without them. Written by Fiona Kelleghan See less

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Name	Known for
Vladimir Lenin Self (archive footage) (as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) Self (archive footage) (as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) See fewer	Un'alba (1920)
Maxim Litvinov Self (as Maxim Litvanoff) Self (as Maxim Litvanoff) See fewer	One Inch from Victory (1944)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Self (as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) Self (as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) See fewer	Sandali
Quentin Reynolds Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Call Northside 777 (1948)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Self (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
T.V. Soong Self Self See fewer	One Inch from Victory (1944)
Joseph Stalin Self (as Iosif Stalin) Self (as Iosif Stalin) See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
StalinGrad Itself Itself See fewer	Legion of Doom (2018)
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. Self Self See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
Semyon Timoshenko Self Self See fewer	Winter War. Soviet Finnish 1939-1940 War (2021)
Henry Wallace Self Self See fewer	America the War Years 1941-1945: 1944 Land, Sea, Air Combat Footage (1998)
E.F.L. Wood Self (as Lord Halifax) Self (as Lord Halifax) See fewer	Biography (1987)